Poems and other works by Abraham Cowley

Poems by Abraham Cowley, the great English poet of the baroque era, a royalist, a brilliant essayist, a refugee to France, and a fascinating personality of the 17th century England. Cowley may be underappreciated but, fortunately for us, not forgotten.

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Some poems by other baroque authors.

A few poems by other English poets

Astrophel and Stella: I by Sir Philip Sidney
Astrophel And Stella-First Song by Sir Philip Sidney
To The Honble Commodore Hood on His Pardoning a Deserter by Phillis Wheatley
To Mrs. Leonard on The Death of Her Husband by Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley – Phillis Wheatley
On The Death of Mr. Snider Murder’d By Richardson by Phillis Wheatley
On Messrs Hussey and Coffin by Phillis Wheatley
On Friendship by Phillis Wheatley
To The Honble Commodore Hood on His Pardoning a Deserter by Phillis Wheatley
His Excellency General Washington by Phillis Wheatley
On Friendship by Phillis Wheatley
America by Phillis Wheatley
To The University Of Cambridge, In New-England by Phillis Wheatley
To The Right Honourable William, Earl Of Dartmouth, His Majesty’s Principal Secretary Of The State For North-America, by Phillis Wheatley
To the Rev. Dr. Thomas Amory by Phillis Wheatley
To The King’s Most Excellent Majesty by Phillis Wheatley
To The Honourable T. H. Esq; On the Death Of His Daughter by Phillis Wheatley
To S.M., A Young African Painter, On Seeing His Works by Phillis Wheatley
To Mæcenas by Phillis Wheatley
To His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor by Phillis Wheatley
To Captain H—–d, of the 65th Regiment by Phillis Wheatley
To A Lady On The Death Of The Three Relations by Phillis Wheatley
To A Lady On The Death Of Her Husband by Phillis Wheatley
To a Lady on Her Remarkable Preservation by Phillis Wheatley
To a Lady on Her Coming to North-America by Phillis Wheatley
To a Lady and Her Children by Phillis Wheatley
To a Gentleman on His Voyage to Great-Britain by Phillis Wheatley
To a Gentleman and Lady on the Death of the Lady’s Brother and Sister by Phillis Wheatley
To A Clergyman On The Death Of His Lady by Phillis Wheatley
Thoughts On The Works Of Providence by Phillis Wheatley
One Being Brought From Africa To America by Phillis Wheatley
On Virtue by Phillis Wheatley
On the Death of the Rev. Dr. Sewell by Phillis Wheatley
On The Death Of Rev. Mr. George Whitefield by Phillis Wheatley
On The Death Of J. C. An Infant by Phillis Wheatley
On The Death Of Dr. Samuel Marshall by Phillis Wheatley
On The Death Of A Young Lady Of Five Years Of Age by Phillis Wheatley
On the Death of a Young Gentleman by Phillis Wheatley
On Recollection by Phillis Wheatley
On Imagination by Phillis Wheatley
On Being Brought from Africa to America by Phillis Wheatley
Ode To Neptune by Phillis Wheatley
Niobe in Distress by Phillis Wheatley
Isaiah LXIII by Phillis Wheatley
Goliath Of Gath by Phillis Wheatley
An Hymn To The Morning by Phillis Wheatley
An Hymn To The Evening by Phillis Wheatley
An Hymn To Humanity by Phillis Wheatley
An Answer To The Rebus, By The Author Of These Poems by Phillis Wheatley
A Rebus, By I. B. by Phillis Wheatley
A Funeral Poem on the Death of C.E. by Phillis Wheatley
A Farewel To America to Mrs. S. W. by Phillis Wheatley
“Wonkavite…” by Roald Dahl
Violet Beauregarde… by Roald Dahl
The Rowing Song by Roald Dahl
The Crocodile by Roald Dahl
St Ives by Roald Dahl
Violet Beauregarde… by Roald Dahl
“Veruca Salt…” by Roald Dahl
My teacher wasn’t half as nice as yours seems to be by Roald Dahl
“Mike Teavee…” by Roald Dahl
Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf by Roald Dahl
I’ve Got a Golden Ticket by Roald Dahl
I had a little nut-tree, by Roald Dahl
Hot and Cold by Roald Dahl
“Goldie Pinklesweet…” by Roald Dahl
Excerpt – “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” by Roald Dahl
Augustus Gloop… by Roald Dahl
On the Danger of Procrastination by Abraham Cowley
ON THE SHORTNESS OF LIFE AND UNCERTAINTY OF RICHES by Abraham Cowley
CLAUDIAN’S OLD MAN OF VERONA by Abraham Cowley
THE DANGERS OF AN HONEST MAN IN MUCH COMPANY by Abraham Cowley
The Garden by Abraham Cowley
O fortunatus nimium, etc., a translation out of Virgil by Abraham Cowley
The Essay on Agriculture by Abraham Cowley
Obscurity, the Essay and Poems on Obscurity by Abraham Cowley
The Essay on Liberty by Abraham Cowley
Hauntings by Rupert Brooke
Goddess In The Wood, The by Rupert Brooke
Flight by Rupert Brooke
Finding by Rupert Brooke
Failure by Rupert Brooke
Dust by Rupert Brooke
Doubts by Rupert Brooke
Dining-Room Tea by Rupert Brooke
Desertion by Rupert Brooke
Dead Men’s Love by Rupert Brooke
Day That I Have Loved by Rupert Brooke
Day And Night by Rupert Brooke
Dawn by Rupert Brooke
Clouds by Rupert Brooke
Choriambics — II by Rupert Brooke
Choriambics — I by Rupert Brooke
Charm, The by Rupert Brooke
Busy Heart, The by Rupert Brooke
Blue Evening by Rupert Brooke
Beauty and Beauty by Rupert Brooke
Ante Aram by Rupert Brooke
And love has changed to kindliness by Rupert Brooke
A Memory by Rupert Brooke
A Letter to a Live Poet by Rupert Brooke
A Channel Passage by Rupert Brooke
1914 V: The Soldier by Rupert Brooke
1914 IV: The Dead by Rupert Brooke
1914 III: The Dead by Rupert Brooke
1914 II: Safety by Rupert Brooke
1914 I: Peace by Rupert Brooke
The Essay on Liberty by Abraham Cowley
The Land of Counterpane by Robert Louis Stevenson
Come, My Beloved, Hear From Me by Robert Louis Stevenson
Come, Here Is Adieu To The City by Robert Louis Stevenson
Come From The Daisied Meadows by Robert Louis Stevenson
Block City by Robert Louis Stevenson
Behold, As Goblins Dark Of Mien by Robert Louis Stevenson
Before This Little Gift Was Come by Robert Louis Stevenson
Away With Funeral Music by Robert Louis Stevenson
Autumn Fires by Robert Louis Stevenson
Auntie’s Skirts by Robert Louis Stevenson
At the Sea-Side by Robert Louis Stevenson
At Last She Comes by Robert Louis Stevenson
As One Who Having Wandered All Night Long by Robert Louis Stevenson
As In Their Flight The Birds Of Song by Robert Louis Stevenson
Armies in the Fire by Robert Louis Stevenson
Apologetic Postscript Of A Year Later by Robert Louis Stevenson
An English Breeze by Robert Louis Stevenson
Air Of Diabelli’s by Robert Louis Stevenson
Ad Se Ipsum by Robert Louis Stevenson
Ad Quintilianum by Robert Louis Stevenson
Ad Piscatorem by Robert Louis Stevenson
Ad Olum by Robert Louis Stevenson
Ad Nepotem by Robert Louis Stevenson
Ad Martialem by Robert Louis Stevenson
Ad Magistrum Ludi by Robert Louis Stevenson
About The Sheltered Garden Ground by Robert Louis Stevenson
A Valentine’s Song by Robert Louis Stevenson
A Thought by Robert Louis Stevenson
A Good Play by Robert Louis Stevenson
A Good Boy by Robert Louis Stevenson
Upon Her Eyes by Robert Herrick
The Hock-cart, or Harvest Home by Robert Herrick
To Youth by Robert Herrick
SOFT MUSIC by Robert Herrick
The Bride-Cake by Robert Herrick
The Kiss: A Dialogue by Robert Herrick
His Poetry His Pillar by Robert Herrick
His Mistress to Him at his Farewell by Robert Herrick
His Loss by Robert Herrick
His Last Request to Julia by Robert Herrick
Delight in Disorder by Robert Herrick
An Ode of the Birth of our Saviour by Robert Herrick
AN ODE FOR BEN JONSON by Robert Herrick
AN HYMN TO THE MUSES by Robert Herrick
An Epitaph Upon A Virgin by Robert Herrick
AN EPITAPH UPON A CHILD by Robert Herrick
AMBITION by Robert Herrick
ALL THINGS DECAY AND DIE by Robert Herrick
A VOW TO VENUS by Robert Herrick
A Thanksgiving to God for His House by Robert Herrick
A Ring Presented to Julia by Robert Herrick
A REQUEST TO THE GRACES by Robert Herrick
A Pastoral Upon The Birth of Prince Charles: Presented to the King, and Set by Mr Nic. Laniere by Robert Herrick
A PASTORAL SUNG TO THE KING by Robert Herrick
A PARANAETICALL, OR ADVISIVE VERSETO HIS FRIEND, MR JOHN WICKS by Robert Herrick
A PANEGYRIC TO SIR LEWIS PEMBERTON by Robert Herrick
A New Year’s Gift, Sent To Sir Simeon Steward by Robert Herrick
A MEDITATION FOR HIS MISTRESS by Robert Herrick
A MEAN IN OUR MEANS by Robert Herrick
A Lyric to Mirth by Robert Herrick
A HYMN TO VENUS AND CUPID by Robert Herrick
A HYMN TO THE GRACES by Robert Herrick
A Hymn to Love by Robert Herrick
A HYMN TO BACCHUS by Robert Herrick
A Dialogue Betwixt Himself and Mistress Eliza Wheeler, under the Name of Amarillis by Robert Herrick
A COUNTRY LIFE:TO HIS BROTHER, MR THOMAS HERRICK by Robert Herrick
A Conjuration To Electra by Robert Herrick
A Christmas Carol, Sung to the King in the Presence at White-Hall by Robert Herrick
A Child’s Grace by Robert Herrick
A CANTICLE TO APOLLO by Robert Herrick
A Bucolic Betwixt Two; Lacon and Thyrsis by Robert Herrick
Childe Roland To The Dark Tower Came by Robert Browning
Cavalier Tunes: Marching Along by Robert Browning
Cavalier Tunes: Give a Rouse by Robert Browning
By The Fire-Side by Robert Browning
Boot And Saddle by Robert Browning
Bishop Blougram’s Apology by Robert Browning
Before by Robert Browning
Any Wife To Any Husband by Robert Browning
Another Way Of Love by Robert Browning
Andrea del Sarto by Robert Browning
An Epistle Containing the Strange Medical Experience of Kar by Robert Browning
Among the Rocks by Robert Browning
Aix In Provence by Robert Browning
Abt Vogler by Robert Browning
A Woman’s Last Word by Robert Browning
A Toccata Of Galuppi’s by Robert Browning
A Serenade At The Villa by Robert Browning
A Pretty Woman by Robert Browning
A Lovers’ Quarrel by Robert Browning
A Light Woman by Robert Browning
A Grammarian’s Funeral by Robert Browning
The Song of Death by Robert Burns
The Ploughman’s Life by Robert Burns
The Ordination by Robert Burns
The Inventory by Robert Burns
The Farewell to the Brethren of St. James’s Lodge by Robert Burns
The Brigs of Ayr by Robert Burns
Suppressed Stanzas of “The Vision” by Robert Burns
Song—Willie brew’d a Peck o’ Maut by Robert Burns
Song—The Tear-drop—“Wae is my heart” by Robert Burns
Song—The Highland Balou by Robert Burns
Song—The Fall of the Leaf by Robert Burns
Song—The Birks of Aberfeldy by Robert Burns
Song—Sweet Afton by Robert Burns
Song—Stay my Charmer by Robert Burns
Song—She’s Fair and Fause by Robert Burns
Song—O Tibbie, I hae seen the day by Robert Burns
Song—O let me in this ae night by Robert Burns
Song—O can ye Labour Lea? by Robert Burns
Song—Fragment—Leezie Lindsay by Robert Burns
Song—Farewell to the Highlands by Robert Burns
Song—Farewell to the Banks of Ayr by Robert Burns
Song—Blythe hae I been on yon hill by Robert Burns
Song—Beware o’ Bonie Ann by Robert Burns
Song—Bessy and her Spinnin Wheel by Robert Burns
Song—Behold the Hour, the Boat, arrive by Robert Burns
Song—Behold, my love, how green the groves by Robert Burns
Song—Awa’, Whigs, Awa’ by Robert Burns
Song—Auld Rob Morris by Robert Burns
Song—Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns
Song—Anna, thy Charms by Robert Burns
Song—Ae fond Kiss by Robert Burns
Song—Address to the Woodlark by Robert Burns
Song—The Birks of Aberfeldy by Robert Burns
Song—Sweet Afton by Robert Burns
Song—Stay my Charmer by Robert Burns
Song—She’s Fair and Fause by Robert Burns
Song—O Tibbie, I hae seen the day by Robert Burns
Song—O let me in this ae night by Robert Burns
Song—O can ye Labour Lea? by Robert Burns
Song—Fragment—Leezie Lindsay by Robert Burns
Song—Farewell to the Highlands by Robert Burns
Song—Farewell to the Banks of Ayr by Robert Burns
Song—Blythe hae I been on yon hill by Robert Burns
Song—Beware o’ Bonie Ann by Robert Burns
Song—Bessy and her Spinnin Wheel by Robert Burns
Song—Behold the Hour, the Boat, arrive by Robert Burns
Song—Behold, my love, how green the groves by Robert Burns
Song—Awa’, Whigs, Awa’ by Robert Burns
Song—Auld Rob Morris by Robert Burns
Song—Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns
Song—Anna, thy Charms by Robert Burns
Song—Ae fond Kiss by Robert Burns
Song—Address to the Woodlark by Robert Burns
Song—A Waukrife Minnie by Robert Burns
Song—A Rose-bud by my Early Walk by Robert Burns
Song—A Man’s a Man for a’ that by Robert Burns
Song—A Lass wi’ a Tocher by Robert Burns
Song—A Health to them that’s awa by Robert Burns
Song—A Health to ane I loe dear by Robert Burns
Song—A Fiddler in the North by Robert Burns
Song—A Bottle and Friend by Robert Burns
Sketch—New Year’s Day, 1790 by Robert Burns
Sketch in Verse, inscribed to the Right Hon. C. J. Fox by Robert Burns
Second Epistle to Robert Graham, Esq., of Fintry by Robert Burns
Second Epistle to J. Lapraik by Robert Burns
Second Epistle to Davie by Robert Burns
Scots, Wha Hae Wi’ Wallace Bled by Robert Burns
Scots Prologue for Mr. Sutherland by Robert Burns
Sappho Redivivus: A Fragment by Robert Burns
Robert Bruce’s March to Bannockburn (Song) by Robert Burns
Rhyming Reply to a Note from Captain Riddell by Robert Burns
Reply to the Threat of a Censorious Critic by Robert Burns
Reply to an Announcement by J. Rankine by Robert Burns
Reply to a Trimming Epistle, received from a Tailor by Robert Burns
Remorseful Apology by Robert Burns
Remorse: A Fragment by Robert Burns
Prologue, spoken by Mr. Woods at Edinburgh by Robert Burns
Prologue spoken at the Theatre of Dumfries by Robert Burns
Prayer—O Thou Dread Power by Robert Burns
Poor Mailie’s Elegy by Robert Burns
Poem on Sensibility by Robert Burns
Song—A Waukrife Minnie by Robert Burns
Song—A Rose-bud by my Early Walk by Robert Burns
Song—A Man’s a Man for a’ that by Robert Burns
Song—A Lass wi’ a Tocher by Robert Burns
Song—A Health to them that’s awa by Robert Burns
Song—A Health to ane I loe dear by Robert Burns
Song—A Fiddler in the North by Robert Burns
Song—A Bottle and Friend by Robert Burns
Sketch—New Year’s Day, 1790 by Robert Burns
Sketch in Verse, inscribed to the Right Hon. C. J. Fox by Robert Burns
Second Epistle to Robert Graham, Esq., of Fintry by Robert Burns
Second Epistle to J. Lapraik by Robert Burns
Second Epistle to Davie by Robert Burns
Scots, Wha Hae Wi’ Wallace Bled by Robert Burns
Scots Prologue for Mr. Sutherland by Robert Burns
Sappho Redivivus: A Fragment by Robert Burns
Robert Bruce’s March to Bannockburn (Song) by Robert Burns
Rhyming Reply to a Note from Captain Riddell by Robert Burns
Reply to the Threat of a Censorious Critic by Robert Burns

Poems by Abraham Cowley, the great English poet of the baroque era, a royalist, a brilliant essayist, a refugee to France, and a fascinating personality of the 17th century England.