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" Wisdom itself they should not hear, When it presumes to be severe : Beauty alone they should admire, Nor look at Fortune's vain attire, Nor ask what parents it can shew ; With dead or old 't has nought to do. "
Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Two Volumes - Page 153
by Abraham Cowley - 1772
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The Works of the English Poets: Cowley

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 pages
...nought to do. They fhould not love yet all or any, But very much and very many i All their life mould gilded be With mirth, and .wit, and gaiety ; Well...applying The neceffity of dying. Their chearful heads mould always wear All that crowns the flowery year i They mould always laugh, and fmg, And dance, and...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 7

English poets - 1790 - 296 pages
...Fortune's vain attire, Nor afk what parents it can fhew ; With dead or old 't has nought to do. They mould not love yet all or any, But very much and very many : All their life fhoujd gilded be With mirth, and wit, and gaiety ; Well remembering and applying The neceffity of dying....
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 5

Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 pages
...; With dead or old it has nought to do. "1 i. •. fhould not lore yet all, or any, Hut very mnch, and very many. All their life fhould gilded be With mirth, and wit, and gaiety, Well rememb'ring, and applying The Dcceflity of dying. • Their cheerful heads fhould always wear All that...
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Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler. Rochester. Roscommon. Otway. Waller. Pomfret ...

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 pages
...Fortune's *m «ttire, Nor aflc what parents it can fhew; With dead or old 't has nought to do. They ihould not love yet all or any, But very much and very many ; All theii life ihould gilded be With mirth, and wit, and gaiciy ; Well remembering and applying The neceffity...
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The Works of Abraham Cowley, Volume 1

Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 pages
...vain attire, Nor ask what parents it can shew; • With dead or old 't has nought to do. They should not love yet all or any, But very much and very many : All their life should gilded be With mirth, and wit, and gaiety ; Well remembering and applying The necessity of dying....
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The Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Prose and Verse, Volume 1

Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 pages
...Fortune's vain attire, Nor ask what parents it can shew ; With dead or old 't has nought to do. They should not love yet all or any, But very much and very many : All their life should gilded be With mirth, and wit, and gaiety ; Well remembering and applying The necessity of dying....
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Cowley, Denham, Milton

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...vain attire, Nor ask what parents it can iheir ; With dead or old '( has nought to d<s They should not love yet all, or any. But very much and very many: All their life should gilded be With mirth, and wit, and gaiety ; Well remembering and applying The necessity of dying....
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Poems by Cowley, Waller, Butler, Denham, Dryden, and Pomfret, Issues 77-79

Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...vain attire, nor ask what parents it can shew; •with dead, or old, 't has nought to do. They should not love yet all, or any, but very much, and very many. All their life should gilded be with mirth, and wit, and gaiety, well rememb'ring, and applying the necessity of dying....
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Poems

Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...vain attire, nor ask what parents it can shew; •with dead, or old, 't has nought to do. They should not love yet all, or any, but very much, and very many. All their life should gilded be with mirth, and wit, and gaiety, •well rememb'ring, and applying the necessity of...
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Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical ..., Volume 1

John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...vain attire. Nor ask what parents it can shew ; With dead or old 't lias nought to do. They should should gilded be With mirth, and wit, and gaiety ; Well remembering and applying The necessity of dying....
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