Curiosity does, no less than devotion, pilgrims make.
ABRAHAM COWLEYMay I a small house and large garden have; And a few friends, And many books, both true.
More Abraham Cowley Quotes
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This a scene of changes, and to be constant in Nature were inconstancy.
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Much will always wanting be To him who much desires.
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It was not sleep that made him nod, he said, But too great weight and largeness of his head.
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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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Hope is the most hopeless thing of all.
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Why dost thou build up stately rooms on high, Thou who art under ground to lie? Thou sow’st and plantest, but no fruit must see, For death, alas! is reaping thee.
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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.
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All the world’s bravery that delights our eyes is but thy several liveries.
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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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Curs’d be that wretch (Death’s factor sure) who brought Dire swords into the peaceful world, and taught Smiths (who before could only make.
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There have been fewer friends on earth than kings.
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Life is an incurable disease.
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Gold begets in brethren hate; Gold in families debate; Gold does friendship separate; Gold does civil wars create.
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The world’s a scene of changes.
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I confess I love littleness almost in all things. A little convenient estate, a little cheerful house, a little company, and a little feast.
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