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Abraham Cowley

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city of London, England

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July 28, 1667

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Works of English metaphysical poet Abraham Cowley include Davideis (1656), an epic on the life of David, king.

born in 1618

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	The Poems of Abraham Cowley by Abraham Cowley, Alfred Rayney Waller (Editor) 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1656 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Poems of Abraham Cowley, Edmund Waller, and John Oldham by Abraham Cowley, Edmund Waller 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The civil war (University of Toronto. Dept. of English. Studies and texts, 20) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1973 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cowley's Essays by Abraham Cowley, Arthur Tilley (Primary Contributor), Joseph Rawson Lumby (Editor) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1819 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poems: Miscellanies, The Mistress, Pindarique Odes, Davideis, Verses Written on Several Occasions by Abraham Cowley, Alfred Rayney Waller (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crypto Mistress: Love Poems 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1948	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poetry liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley, Vol. 2 of 2: Consisting of Those Which Were Formerly Printed, and Those Which He Design'd for the Press; Publish'd ... Cutter of Coleman-Street it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poems : selected from the writings of Mr. Abraham Cowley 1902 [Leather Bound] it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Davideis, a Sacred Poem of the Troubles of David it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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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 pain
It is to love, but love in vain.”
― Abraham Cowley, The Poems of Abraham Cowley

tags: love

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“May I a small house and large garden have;
And a few friends,
And many books, both true.”
― Abraham Cowley

tags: friendship, gardening, reading, sharonlovejoy-s-trowel-error

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“Hope is the most hopeless thing of all.”
― Abraham Cowley

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