Abraham Cowley
Abraham Cowley
Abraham Cowleywas an English poet born in the City of London late in 1618. He was one of the leading English poets of the 17th century, with 14 printings of his Works published between 1668 and 1721...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
journey doors
The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.
yesterday yield gone
Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone, And still a new to-morrow does come on. We by to-morrow draw out all our store, Till the exhausted well can yield no more.
hope cheating fortune
Hope! fortune's cheating lottery; when for one prize an hundred blanks there be!
lying doctors sight
As for being much known by sight, and pointed out, I cannot comprehend the honor that lies withal; whatsoever it be, every mountebank has it more than the best doctor.
book sleep night
Books should, not Business, entertain the Light; And Sleep, as undisturb'd as Death, the Night.
cutting men wish
There is some help for all the defects of fortune; for, if a man cannot attain to the length of his wishes, he may have his remedy by cutting of them shorter.
drinking men glasses
Nothing in Nature's sober found, But an eternal Health goes round. Fill up the Bowl then, fill it high-- Fill all the Glasses there; for why Should every Creature Drink but I? Why, Man of Morals, tell me why?
friends kings earth
There have been fewer friends on earth than kings.
house cheerful littles
I confess I love littleness almost in all things. A little convenient estate, a little cheerful house, a little company, and a little feast....
desire
Much will always wanting be To him who much desires.
music fall moon
Water and air He for the Tenor chose, Earth made the Base, the Treble Fame arose, To th' active Moon a quick brisk stroke he gave, To Saturn's string a touch more sore and grave. The motions strait, and round, and swift, and slow, And short and long, were mixt and woven so, Did in such artful Figures smoothly fall, As made this decent measur'd dance of all. And this is Musick.
dog men roaring
Man is too near all kinds of beasts,--a fawning dog, a roaring lion, a thieving fox, a robbing wolf, a dissembling crocodile, a treacherous decoy, and a rapacious vulture.
time forever
His time's forever, everywhere his place.
book my-best-friend leading-me
Come, my best friends, my best books, and lead me on.