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The Works of the English Poets: Cowley - Page 118
by Samuel Johnson - 1779
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Select Works, Volume 1

Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 230 pages
...caught, As if for him knowledge had rather fought. Nor did more learning ever crowded lie In fucha fhort mortality. Whene'er the fkilful youth difcours'd or...tongue, Nor could his ink flow fafter than his wit. 13. So ftrong a wit did nature to him frame, As all things, but his judgement, overcame ; His judgement,...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 48

1773 - 614 pages
...in the idea, that nothing in the poet's whole writings could be more worthy of his oblervation : ' So ftrong a wit did nature to him frame, As all things,...but his judgment, overcame ; His judgment, like the heav'nly moon, did (how, Temp'ring that mighty fea below.' There cannot be any thing, either in ancient...
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Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Two Volumes: with a Preface and Notes by ...

Abraham Cowley - 1777 - 266 pages
..." Large was his bounty, and his/oul fmcere." Nor did more learning ever crowded lie In fuch a fhort mortality. Whene'er the fkilful youth difcours'd or...wit did nature to him frame, As all things, but his judgement, overcame; His judgement like the heav'nly moon did fhow, Temp'ring that mighty fea below....
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 37-38

John Bell - 1777 - 658 pages
...the notions throng About his el'quent tongue, Q5 Nor eould his ink flow faftjr than his wit. XIII. So ftrong a wit did Nature to him frame, As all things but his judgment overeame; His judgment like the heav'nly moon did Ihow, Temp'ring that mighty fea below. ICOm O had...
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The Works of Abraham Cowley, Volume 1

Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 pages
...did more Learning ever crowded lie In such a short mortality. Whene'er the skilful youth discours'd or writ, Still did the notions throng About his eloquent tongue, . . Nor could his ink flow faster than his wit. So strong a wit did Nature to him frame, As all things but his judgment overcame...
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Specimens of the British Poets ...

British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...did more Learning ever crowded lie In such a short mortality. Whene'er the skilful youth discours'd or writ, Still did the notions throng About his eloquent tongue, Nor could his ink flow faster than his wit. So strong a wit did Nature to him frame, As all things but his judgment overcame...
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The Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Prose and Verse, Volume 1

Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 pages
...did more Learning ever crowded lie In such a short mortality. Whene'er the skilful youth discours'd or writ, Still did the notions throng About his eloquent tongue, Nor could his ink flow faster than his wit. So strong a wit did Nature to him frame, As all things but his judgment overcame...
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Poems

Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...the notions throng about his el'quent tongue, nor could his ink flow faster than his wit. So strong a wit did nature to him frame, as all things, but his judgment, overcame; his judgment like the heav'nly moon did shew, temp'ring that mighty sea below. Oh, had he liv'd in learning's world, what...
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Poems by Cowley, Waller, Butler, Denham, Dryden, and Pomfret, Issues 77-79

Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...the notions throng about his el'quent tongue, nor could his ink flow faster than his wit. So strong a wit did nature to him frame, as all things, but his judgment, overcame; his judgment like the heav'nly moon did shew, temp'ring that mighty sea below. Oh, had he Jiv'd in learnings vioM, < would...
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The British Poets: Including Translations ...

British poets - 1822 - 306 pages
...did more Learning ever crowded lie I such a short mortality. Whene'er the skilful youth discoursed or writ, Still did the notions throng About his eloquent tongue, Nor could his ink flow faster than his wit. So strong a wit did Nature to him frame, As all things but his judgment overcame;...
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