Money was made, not to command our will, But all our lawful pleasures to fulfill. Shame and woe to us, if we our wealth obey The horse doth with the horseman away.
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Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, and neither fear nor wish the approaches of the last.Abraham Cowley
I never had any other desire so strong, and so like covetousness, as that ... I might be master at last of a small house and a large garden, with very moderate conveniences joined to them, and there dedicate the remainder of my life to the culture of them and the study of nature.
Abraham Cowley
God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
Abraham Cowley
Words that weep and tears that speak.
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Love in her sunny eyes does basking play Love walks the pleasant mazes of her hair Love does on both her lips for ever stray And sows and reaps a thousand kisses there. In all her outward parts Love's always seen But, oh, he never went.
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Ah, yet, e'er I descend to th' grave May I a small house, and 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 g.
Abraham Cowley
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