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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,
This book argues that Cowley's initial popularity and later fall in reputation have a similar origin: the experimental qualities, and the range, of his poetry. Cowley's works bridge disciplines (science, poetry), modes (prose, verse), and genres (lyric, ode, epic) in unexpected ways.
22 sie 2014 · INTRODUCTION. Abraham Cowley was the son of Thomas Cowley, stationer, and citizen of London in the parish of St. Michael le Querne, Cheapside. Thomas Cowley signed his will on the 24th of July, 1618, and it was proved on the 11th of the next month by his widow, Thomasine.
Abraham Cowley (/ ˈ k uː l i /; [1] 1618 – 28 July 1667) was an English poet and essayist 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.
Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667: The complete works in verse and prose of Abraham Cowley; now for the first time collected and edited: with memorial introduction and notes and illustrations, portraits, etc. (T. and A. Constable] Printed for private circulation, 1881), also by Alexander Balloch Grosart (page images at HathiTrust)
1 sty 2024 · This book recovers, in over nine chapters, Abraham Cowley's unique achievement as a poet working across and between the genres and disciplines of his time and of our own. When he died, Cowley was the most famous poet in England, and his popularity continued throughout the eighteenth century.
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.
