“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.”
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Abraham Cowley
Abraham Cowley was a 17th-century English poet renowned for his elegant poetic style and profound literary thoughts. His works had a profound impact on the literary world of his time and are considered among the representative figures of classical poetry. more
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“Much will always wanting be To him who much desires.”
Source: The Works of Mr Abraham Cowley: Consisting of Those which Were Formerly Printed : and Those which He Design'd for the Press
Source: The Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Prose and Verse
“The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.”
Source: The Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley ...: Consisting of Those which Were Formerly Printed, and Those which He Design'd for the Press, Publish'd Out of the Author's Original Copies ; with The Cutter of Coleman-street
“Who that has reason, and his smell, Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?”
Source: Prose works of Abraham Cowley ; including his essays in prose and verse
Source: Prose works of Abraham Cowley ; including his essays in prose and verse
“All the world's bravery that delights our eyes is but thy several liveries.”
Source: The Works of the English Poets. With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, by Samuel Johnson
Source: The Works of Mr Abraham Cowley: Consisting of Those which Were Formerly Printed : and Those which He Design'd for the Press
Source: Prose works of Abraham Cowley ; including his essays in prose and verse
“All this world's noise appears to me a dull, ill-acted comedy!”
Source: The works of Mr. Abraham Cowley ...: Consisting of those which were formerly printed; and those which he design'd for the press, publish'd out of the author's original copies. With The cutter of Coleman-street ...
“At night make me one with the darkness In the morning make me one with the light.”
Source: The Mad Farmer Poems