Abraham Cowley
Poet
1618-01-01 – 1667-07-28
Abraham Cowley was an English poet and essayist of the 17th century. He was a leading figure among the Metaphysical poets.
Quotes by Abraham Cowley
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May I a small house and large garden have;And a few friends,And many books, both true.
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A mighty pain to love it is,And 't is a pain that pain to miss;But of all pains, the greatest painIt is to love, but love in vain.
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May I a small house and large garden have;And a few friends,And many books, both true.
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A mighty pain to love it is,And 't is a pain that pain to miss;But of all pains, the greatest painIt is to love, but love in vain.
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Of all ills that one endures, hope is a cheap and universal cure.
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God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
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Plenty, as well as Want, can separate friends.
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Life is an incurable disease.
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Vain, weak-built isthmus, which dost proudly rise Up between two eternities!
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A mighty pain to love it is, And 'tis a pain that pain to miss; But of all pains, the greatest pain It is to love, but love in vain.
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I would not fear nor wish my fate, But boldly say each night, To-morrow let my sun his beams display, Or in clouds hide them; I have lived today.
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What shall I do to be for ever known, And make the age to come my own?
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