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Originally Posted by N. Matheson
Jonson would have been crucified with an albatross around his neck if he'd written that today.
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Hardly. It might have raised eyebrows and made some minor news (if we're imagining Jonson to have the same stature now as he did then), but it would be chalked up as a professional opinion that is mildly salacious and most would disagree with, nothing more.
But I do find it amusing that you mention the albatross. I'm trying to think of a more enduring symbol from Shakespeare's sonnets than
that famous symbol from Coleridge. I can't.