Ben jonson was a poet laureate in the 1572s till 1637. He became the first (unofficial) Poet Laureate in 1616 when he was granted a pension by James I. He died 6 August 1637...
funny, tall,hot, and nice!
Well it means Hot, nice, funny, and they could be short or tall! :)
It is usually an abbreviation of Benjamin, which in the original Hebrew would mean son of Jamin.