Abraham Cowley Quotes

Abraham Cowley was an English poet and essayist who was influential during the 17th century. His works, such as "The Mistress" and "Essays," exemplify the metaphysical style of poetry and explore themes of love, politics, and morality. Cowley's writings had a lasting impact on English literature and the development of poetic conventions.

Hope! of all ills that men endure, the only cheap ... -Abraham Cowley

Hope! of all ills that men endure, the only cheap and universal cure.

Abraham Cowley , Poet
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The quote asserts that hope is a powerful and universally accessible remedy for the various difficulties and afflictions that people face, highlighting its cost-effectiveness and broad applicability.

Life is an incurable disease.... -Abraham Cowley

Life is an incurable disease.

Abraham Cowley , Poet
Lukewarmness I account a sin, as great in love as ... -Abraham Cowley

Lukewarmness I account a sin, as great in love as in religion.

Abraham Cowley , Poet
The world's a scene of changes, and to be constant... -Abraham Cowley

The world's a scene of changes, and to be constant, in nature were inconstancy.

Abraham Cowley , Poet
His faith perhaps in some nice tenets might be wro... -Abraham Cowley

His faith perhaps in some nice tenets might be wrong; his life, I'm sure, was always in the right.

Abraham Cowley , Poet
This only grant me, that my means may lie too low ... -Abraham Cowley

This only grant me, that my means may lie too low for envy, for contempt too high.

Abraham Cowley , Poet
Nothing is to come, and nothing past: But an etern... -Abraham Cowley

Nothing is to come, and nothing past: But an eternal now, does always last.

Abraham Cowley , Poet
Curiosity does, no less than devotion, pilgrims ma... -Abraham Cowley

Curiosity does, no less than devotion, pilgrims make.

Abraham Cowley , Poet

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.

Abraham Cowley , Poet
Of all ills that one endures, hope is a cheap and ... -Abraham Cowley

Of all ills that one endures, hope is a cheap and universal cure.

Abraham Cowley , Poet
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The quote asserts that among all the hardships or challenges one experiences, hope is a readily available and effective remedy, implying its ability to provide solace or optimism.

God the first garden made, and the first city Cain... -Abraham Cowley

God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.

Abraham Cowley , Poet

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