Fill all the glasses there, for why Should every creature drink but I, Why, man of morals, tell me why?
Abraham Cowley Quotes
Solitude can be used well by very few people. They who do must have a knowledge of the world to see the foolishness of it, and enough virtue to despise all the vanity.
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| Birth: | 1618 |
| Death: | 28th July, 1667 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Poet |
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Abraham Cowley was 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.
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