Build yourself a book-nest to forget the world without.
ABRAHAM COWLEY
Stones of small worth may lie unseen by day, But night itself does the rich gem betray.
More Abraham Cowley Quotes
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Build yourself a book-nest to forget the world without.
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Curiosity does, no less than devotion, pilgrims make.
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The liberty of a private man, in being master of his own time and actions, as far as may consist with the laws of God and of his country.
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Poets by Death are conquer’d but the wit Of poets triumphs over it.
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Coy Nature, (which remain’d, though aged grown, A beauteous virgin still, enjoy’d by none, Nor seen unveil’d by anyone),
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Till the whole stream, which stopped him, should be gone, That runs, and as it runs, for ever will run on.
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May I a small house and large garden have; And a few friends, And many books, both true.
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Awake, awake, my Lyre!And tell thy silent master’s humble taleIn sounds that may prevail;Sounds that gentle thoughts inspire
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The Sunflow’r, thinking ’twas for him foul shame To nap by daylight, strove t’ excuse the blame
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It is a hard and nice subject for a man to speak of himself: it grates his own heart to say anything of disparagement, and the reader’s ear to hear anything of praise from him.
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What shall I do to be for ever known, And make the age to come my own?
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I never had any other desire so strong, and so like covetousness, as that
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Our yesterday’s to-morrow now is gone, And still a new to-morrow does come on. We by to-morrow draw out all our store, Till the exhausted well can yield no more.
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The motions strait, and round, and swift, and slow, And short and long, were mixt and woven so, Did in such artful Figures smoothly fall, As made this decent measur’d dance of all. And this is Musick.
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The liberty of a people consists in being governed by laws which they have made themselves, under whatsoever form it be of government
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Life for delays and doubts no time does give, None ever yet made haste enough to live.
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