The Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley (Volume 2); Consisting of Those Which Were Formerly Printed, and Those Which He Design'd for the Press, Publish'd Out

by Abraham Cowley

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1710. ... When Truth and Falshood, Good and Evil, we Without the Senses Aid within our selves would fee j For tis God only who can find All Nature in his Mind. IV. From Words, which are but Pictures of the Thought, (Though we our Thoughts from them perversly drew) To Things, the Mind's right Object, he it brought, Like foolish Birds to painted Grapes we flew 5 He sought and gather'd for our use the True; And when on heaps the chosen Bunches lay, He prefc'd them wisely the Mechanick way, Till all their Juice did in one Vessel join, Ferment into a Nourishment Divine, The thirsty Soul's refreshing Wine. Who to the Life an exact Piece would make, Must not from other's Work a Copy take 5 f No, not from Rubens or Vandike-y Much less content himself to make it like Th' Idæas and the Images which lye In his own Fancy, or his Memory. No, he before his Sight must place The natural and living Face 5 The real Object must command Each Judgment of his Eye, and Motion of his Hand V. From these and all long Errors of the Way, In which our wandring Predecessors went,; : ) O 2 And And like th'old Hebrews many Years did stray, In Deserts but of small Extent, Bacon, like Mo/es, led us forth at last, The barren Wilderness he past, Did on the very Border stand Of the bless'd promis'd Land, And from the Mountains Top of his exalted Wit, Saw it himself, and shew'd us it. But Life did never to one Man allow Time to discover Worlds, and conquer too j Nor can so short a Line sufficient be To fathom the vast Depths of Nature's The Work he did we ought t'admire, And were unjust if we should more require From his few Years, divided 'twixt th' Excess Of low Affliction, and high Happiness. For who on things remote can fix his Sight, That's always in a Triumph, or a Fight VI. From you,...

124 pages, Paperback

Published February 3, 2012

About the author

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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