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Cowley's Essays

Cowley's Essays

Cowley's Essays

Abraham Cowley
J. Rawson Lumby
Arthur Tilley
October 2013
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9781107665279

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    First published in 1923, as the second edition of an 1887 original, this book presents a selection of Cowley's essays. A critical introduction and detailed textual notes are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Cowley and his prose writings.

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    October 2013
    Paperback
    9781107665279
    166 pages
    203 × 127 × 10 mm
    0.19kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Introduction
    • 1. Of liberty
    • 2. Of solitude
    • 3. Of obscurity
    • 4. Of agriculture
    • 5. The garden
    • 6. Of greatness
    • 7. Of avarice
    • 8. The dangers of an honest man in much company
    • 9. The shortness of life and uncertainty of riches
    • 10. The danger of procrastination
    • 11. Of my self
    • Notes
    • Index to the notes.
      Author
    • Abraham Cowley
    • Editor
    • J. Rawson Lumby
    • Revised by
    • Arthur Tilley