The Essays of Abraham CowleyReprint of the original, first published in 1869. |
Contents
Of Liberty | 1 |
Of Solitude | 24 |
Of Greatness | 76 |
Of Avarice | 88 |
The Dangers of an Honest Man in much Company | 97 |
The Shortness of Life and Uncertainty of Riches | 106 |
A Discourse by way of Vision concerning the Government | 130 |
The Authors Preface to Catter of Coleman Street | 177 |
A Proposition for the Advancement of Experimental Philosophy | 185 |
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