Abraham Cowley Quotes About Books

Quotes about: Books

• May I a small house and large garden have; And a few friends, And many books, both true.

  Abraham Cowley

  Book, Garden, House

  Abraham Cowley, A. R. Waller (2014). “Poems”, p.88, Cambridge University Press

• Come, my best Friends! my Books! and lead me on.

  Abraham Cowley

  Book, My Best Friend, Leading Me

  "The Poetical Works of Abraham Cowley".

• Build yourself a book-nest to forget the world without.

  Abraham Cowley

  Book, World, Nests

• Ah, yet, e'er I descend to th' grave, May I a small House and a large Garden have. And a few Friends, and many Books both true, 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.

  Abraham Cowley

  Wise, Book, Angel

  Abraham Cowley, “The Wish”

• Books should, not Business, entertain the Light;
  And Sleep, as undisturb'd as Death, the Night.

  Abraham Cowley

  Book, Sleep, Night

  Abraham Cowley, Thomas Sprat (1710). “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. With The cutter of Coleman-street ...”, p.181

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