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Abraham Cowley on Christmas

1618–1667 England

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3 quotes

A mighty pain to love it is,
And 't is a pain that pain to miss;
But of all pains, the greatest pain
It is to love, but love in vain.

Poems (1656)

Lukewarmness I account a sin
As great in love as in religion.

The Mistress (1647)

Ye fields of Cambridge, our dear Cambridge, say,
Have ye not seen us walking every day?
Was there a tree about which did not know
The love betwixt us two?

Poems (1656)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Abraham Cowley (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.