Cowley

Famous quotes containing the word cowley:

    The thirsty earth soaks up the rain,
    And drinks and gapes for drink again;
    —Abraham Cowley (1618–1667)

    Pardon, my Mother Church, if I consent
    That Angels led him when from thee he went,
    For even in Error sure no Danger is
    When joyn’d with so much Piety as His.
    —Abraham Cowley (1618–1667)

    Thy soul and body, when death’s agony
    Besieged around thy noble heart,
    Did not with more reluctance part
    Than I, my dearest Friend, do part from thee.
    —Abraham Cowley (1618–1667)