(1618 - 1667) Abraham Cowley, English poet, was born in the City of London late in 1618. He was one of the leading English poets of the seventeenth century with 14 printings of his Works published between 1668 and 1721.
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SarahM6Lippert
Of all ills that one endures, hope is a cheap and universal cure. -Abraham Cowley
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English poet Abraham Cowley died on this day in 1667. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Cowley
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Words that weep, and tears that speak.- Abraham Cowley http://fb.me/sAwzQdPq
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aleksju
life is an incurable disease /Abraham Cowley
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Our greatest good, and what we least can spare, is hope. -Abraham Cowley
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