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"On My First Son" by Ben Jonson is classified as an elegy, which is a type of poem that laments the death of a person. In this case, Jonson is mourning the death of his young son.
The greatest difference between Ben Jonson's poems "On My First Son" and "Song to Celia" is the tone and subject matter. "On My First Son" is a deeply emotional and sorrowful elegy mourning the death of Jonson's young son, while "Song to Celia" is a light-hearted and romantic poem celebrating love and beauty.
The main idea is the death of Johnsons first son. Jonson is writing his feelings on what he should feel about his sons death. Jonson writes to his son as if his son could hear or read his words. Jonson speaks of his son saying his son is "child of my right hand" , assuming that he would be the next up for the thrown. Jonson also talks about his own sin, was loving him to much as if it were the cause of his sons death. Towards the end of the poem he speaks of his sons death as a loan or a sacrifice of some sort. As if his son was put down here for a certain amount of time and now he has to return/repay the favor to god and give him back. And in a way he is glad that his son is in a better place.
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In the poem "My First Son" by Ben Jonson, the speaker is referring to his deceased young son who has passed away. The line "Farewell, thou child of my right hand, and joy" expresses the speaker's deep sorrow and mourning for his loss.
From what I've read he had three children. His first born was a girl named Mary. She died at only six months old. Jonson's eldest son, Benjamin, died of the plague ten years later. He had a second son also named Benjamin who died in 1635. He wrote a poem or two in memory to his sons.
One epitaph in "On My First Son" that can be considered epigrammatic is a quote the speaker uses to tell his son to go ahead and rest. This epitaph is, "Here doth lie Ben Jonson, his best piece of poetry," where he speaks as though his son is an objet d'art.
"In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed Heir of all things, and through Whom He made the universe." (Heb.1:1-2 NIV)
Your son-in-law is your daughter's husband.
If the nephew of whom you speak is the son of the aunt of whom you speak the he is a default heir to her estate unless disinherited by her will. If the nephew is the son of the aunt's sister or brother, she can leave any part of her estate to him, just as she can to anyone else. If the nephew is the aunt's last surviving relative, he may be the default heir, even if he is not her son.
First to Sarah Marion McElroy, with whom he had a son called Robert, then to Amalia Koutsouri-Vourekas.