Identifier: worksofmrabraham02cowl (find matches)
Title: The works of Mr. Abraham Cowley . . . Consisting of those which were formerly printed, and those which he design'd for the press, publish'd out of the author's original copies . . . in two volumes
Year: 1710 (1710s)
Authors: Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667
Subjects: Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658--Controversial literature England and Wales--Lord Protector (1653-1658: O. Cromwell) Poetry--Early works to 1800 English literature--Early works to 1800 English wit and humor--Early works to 1800 English drama--17th century--Early works to 1800 Philosophy--Early works to 1800 Religion--Early works to 1800--England Education--Early works to 1800--England Political satire, English--Early works to 1800 Calvinism--Controversial literature--Early works to 1800 Great Britain--History--Charles II, 1660-1685--Early works to 1800 Great Britain--History--Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660--Early works to 1800 (M. E. Barry)--Bookplate
Publisher: J. Tonson
Contributing Library: Elms College
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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ride.Though thou art born of a Vidorious Race,And all their rougher Vidory does grace With gentle Trinmphs of thy Face,Permit us, in this milder War, to prizeNo lefsthy yielding Heart, than thy Viftorious Eyes. Nor doubt the Honour of that Field,Where thou did firfl: o ercome, eer thou didft yield. And tho thy Fathers Martial Name Has fiird the Trumpets and the Drums cf Fame,Thy Husband triumphs now no lefs than he. And it may juftly queftion d he. Which wasth^Hapieft Conqueror of the three.V. There is in Fate (which none but Poets fee) There is in Fate the nobleft PoetryAnd (he has (hown, Great Duke,her umoft Art in thee.For after all the Troubles of thy Scene,Which fo confused, and intricate have been,She has ended with this Match thy Tragicomedy 5We all admire it, for the Truth to tell,Our Poet Fate ends not all Plays fo well iBut this fhe as herMafter^piece does boaft, And fo indeed She may;For in the Middle Afts, and Turnings of the Play,Alas! wc gave our Heroe up for loft. All I
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In Verfe and Profe. l11 Men, I fee, this with Applaufe receive. And now let me have leave,L Servant of the Perfon, and the Art,o Speak this Prologue to the fecond Part. H7C, O Fiat or y fub Lare parvuloyCouleius Hie eft Conditus^ Hie Jacet^efun^ttis humani Laboris SortCy fiipervacuaque vita^ion Indecora pauperie NitensyIt non incrti nobilis otio, Vanoqtte dileBis fopellol^ivitiis animofus hoftis.^offls tit ilium dicere mortuum,In Terra jam nunc Quantula fufficit ?Exempt a Jit Curisy viator,Terra fit ilia Levis^ precare,lie fparge Flores, jparge breves Rofas,^am Vita gaitdet Mortua FloribuSyHerbifque Odoratis Corona Epicaphium Vivi Auctoris. Vatis adhuc Cinerem Calentem. CUT-

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