Excerpt from The Poetical Works of Abraham Cowley, Vol. 3 of 4 Author purfucs his advantage, and befides the con queft of his harp, puts a fong into Apollo's mouth, and faflens upon the molt noble as well as agret able fuhjeet that the nature could afford, of Columbus his difcovery of America. Fhedriftofhislait Book, whxch yet feems to top upon the rcft is delcrihed to our hands in the forementioned Preface, where the im partial reader may judge if Virgil htmfelf has better defigncd for the glory of Rome and Augulltis, than Cow lcy for his countrv, and the monarch oi l'lls time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Abraham Cowley was one of the leading English poets of the 17th century, and this collection brings together his complete works in a four-volume set. Edited by the poet and bishop Thomas Sprat, the volumes include Cowley's most famous works, such as The Mistress and The Davideis, as well as lesser-known poems and translations. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.