Abraham Cowley
Abraham Cowley was a 17th-century English poet and essayist, celebrated in his time for his lyrical and metaphysical poetry and for works such as The Mistress and The Davideis. He became one of the most popular poets of the English Civil War and Restoration eras.
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- Born in
- City of London
- Educated at
- Trinity CollegeWestminster School
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Trending topics shown first"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."
"To be a husbandman, is but a retreat from the city; to be a philosopher, from the world; or rather, a retreat from the world, as it is man's, into the world, as it is God's."
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1618
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Birth1677
Died
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