Timber, or Discoveries
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"Timber, or Discoveries" is a posthumously published prose collection by Ben Jonson, consisting of aphoristic reflections on literature, language, and moral philosophy.
All labels observed (1)
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| Timber, or Discoveries canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3940560 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timber, or Discoveries Context triple: [Ben Jonson, notableWork, Timber, or Discoveries]
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A.
Wooden Wonder
Wooden Wonder is the famous nickname of the de Havilland Mosquito, a fast and versatile British World War II combat aircraft notable for its largely wooden construction.
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B.
The Woods
The Woods is a residential neighborhood within the planned community of Burke Centre in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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How Wood
How Wood is a residential suburb and railway-served locality near St Albans in Hertfordshire, England.
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D.
In the Woods
In the Woods is a 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Asher B. Durand, exemplifying the Hudson River School’s detailed and reverent depiction of the natural world.
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E.
Shivering Timbers
Shivering Timbers is a large wooden roller coaster renowned for its intense airtime and classic out-and-back layout at Michigan’s Adventure amusement park.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timber, or Discoveries Target entity description: "Timber, or Discoveries" is a posthumously published prose collection by Ben Jonson, consisting of aphoristic reflections on literature, language, and moral philosophy.
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A.
Wooden Wonder
Wooden Wonder is the famous nickname of the de Havilland Mosquito, a fast and versatile British World War II combat aircraft notable for its largely wooden construction.
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B.
The Woods
The Woods is a residential neighborhood within the planned community of Burke Centre in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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C.
How Wood
How Wood is a residential suburb and railway-served locality near St Albans in Hertfordshire, England.
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D.
In the Woods
In the Woods is a 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Asher B. Durand, exemplifying the Hudson River School’s detailed and reverent depiction of the natural world.
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E.
Shivering Timbers
Shivering Timbers is a large wooden roller coaster renowned for its intense airtime and classic out-and-back layout at Michigan’s Adventure amusement park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aphoristic work
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essay collection ⓘ literary work ⓘ prose collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith | neoclassical poetics ⓘ |
| author | Ben Jonson ⓘ |
| contains |
critical remarks on Shakespeare
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observations on ethics ⓘ observations on learning ⓘ observations on style ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| discusses |
art of writing
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character and virtue ⓘ classical authors ⓘ education ⓘ |
| form | prose aphorisms ⓘ |
| genre |
aphorisms
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literary criticism ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ prose ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | English ⓘ |
| hasForm | fragmentary notes ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
Stuart period
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surface form:
Jacobean era
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| hasPart | aphoristic reflections ⓘ |
| influenced | later English literary criticism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
maxims
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reflections ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
classical learning
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drama ⓘ language ⓘ literature ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| posthumouslyPublished | true ⓘ |
| reflectsViewOf |
Ben Jonson on language
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Ben Jonson on moral conduct ⓘ Ben Jonson on poetry ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | early 17th century ⓘ |
| titleAlsoKnownAs | Discoveries ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Ben Jonson ⓘ |
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Subject: Timber, or Discoveries Description of subject: "Timber, or Discoveries" is a posthumously published prose collection by Ben Jonson, consisting of aphoristic reflections on literature, language, and moral philosophy.
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