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THE PROPHET. Teach me to love! go teach thyself more wit; I chief professor am of it. Teach craft to Scots, and thrift to Jews, Teach boldness to the stews; In tyrants' courts teach supple flattery; Teach Jesuits, that have travell'd far, to lye; Teach fire to burn, and winds to blow, Teach restless fountains how to flow,
The Prophet. by Abraham Cowley. Teach me to love? Go, teach thyself more wit: I chief professor am of it. Teach craft to Scots and thrift to Jews; Teach boldness to the stews; In tyrants' courts teach supple flattery; Teach Jesuits, that have travelled far, to lie; Teach fire to burn and winds to blow; Teach restless fountains how to flow;
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. English Wikisource: 4429493. Volume I.
Here is the full version of The Prophet*: Teach me to Love? Go teach thy self more wit; I am chief Professor of it. Teach craft to Scots, and thrift to Jews, Teach boldness to the Stews; In tyrants courts teach supple flattery, Teach Jesuits, that have traveled far, to Lye. Teach fire to burn and Winds to blow. Teach restless Fountains how to flow,
PROPHET ISAIAH. Awake, and with attention hear, Thou drowsy World! for it concerns thee near; Awake, I say, and listen well, To what from God, I, his loud prophet, tell. Bid both the poles suppress their stormy noise, And bid the roaring sea contain its voice. Be still, thou sea; be still, thou air and earth,
In Works (1668) Cowley's editor Sprat kept the internal title-pages from Poems (1656) for Parts II-IV (Mistress-Davideis); the first four parts are separately paginated, as are Cowley's Davideidos Liber Unus in Latin and the verse and prose writings that follow.
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