Quotes by Abraham Cowley

Abraham Cowley

“We may talk what we please,” he cries in his enthusiasm for the oldest of the arts, “of lilies, and lions rampant, and spread eagles, in fields d’or or d’argent; but, if heraldry were guided by reason, a plough in a field arable would be the most noble and ancient arms.”

Art

Eagles

Garden

Acquaintance I would have, but when it depends; not on number, but the choice of friends.

Choices

Friendship

Numbers

Ah, yet, e’er I descend to th’ grave, May I a small House and a large Garden have. And a few Friends, and many Books both true, Both wise, and both delightful too. And since Love ne’er will from me flee, A mistress moderately fair, And good as Guardian angels are, Only belov’d and loving me.

Angel

Book

Wise

All the world’s bravery that delights our eyes is but thy several liveries.

Bravery

Delight

Eye

All this world’s noise appears to me a dull, ill-acted comedy!

Dull

Noise

World

And I myself a Catholic will be, So far at least, great saint, to pray to thee. Hail, Bard triumphant! and some care bestow On us, the Poets militant below.

Catholic

Religion

Saint

As for being much known by sight, and pointed out, I cannot comprehend the honor that lies withal; whatsoever it be, every mountebank has it more than the best doctor.

Doctors

Lying

Sight

Books should, not Business, entertain the Light; And Sleep, as undisturb’d as Death, the Night.

Book

Night

Sleep

Build yourself a book-nest to forget the world without.

Book

Nests

World

Come, my best Friends! my Books! and lead me on.

Book

Leading Me

My Best Friend

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Aeneas

Age

Angel

Art

Bible

Book

Brave

Bravery

Cain

Catholic

Cheating

Choices

Cities

Clouds

Danger

Delight

Desire

Doctors

Doe

Dog

Doors

Dull

Eagles

Encouragement

Envy

Equal

Eternal

Eternity

Eye

Fall

Fate

Forever

Friendship

Garden

Gold

Hands

Hard Work

Hate

Hope

House

Hundred

Israel

Journey

Land

Laughing

Leading Me

Life

London

Love

Lying

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Quotes by Abraham Cowley

Abraham Cowley

“We may talk what we please,” he cries in his enthusiasm for the oldest of the arts, “of lilies, and lions rampant, and spread eagles, in fields d’or or d’argent; but, if heraldry were guided by reason, a plough in a field arable would be the most noble and ancient arms.”

Acquaintance I would have, but when it depends; not on number, but the choice of friends.

Ah, yet, e’er I descend to th’ grave, May I a small House and a large Garden have. And a few Friends, and many Books both true, Both wise, and both delightful too. And since Love ne’er will from me flee, A mistress moderately fair, And good as Guardian angels are, Only belov’d and loving me.

All the world’s bravery that delights our eyes is but thy several liveries.

All this world’s noise appears to me a dull, ill-acted comedy!

And I myself a Catholic will be, So far at least, great saint, to pray to thee. Hail, Bard triumphant! and some care bestow On us, the Poets militant below.

As for being much known by sight, and pointed out, I cannot comprehend the honor that lies withal; whatsoever it be, every mountebank has it more than the best doctor.

Books should, not Business, entertain the Light; And Sleep, as undisturb’d as Death, the Night.

Build yourself a book-nest to forget the world without.

Come, my best Friends! my Books! and lead me on.

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