The foure ages of England, or, The iron age with other select poems / written by Mr. A. Cowley.
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- Title
- The foure ages of England, or, The iron age with other select poems / written by Mr. A. Cowley.
- Author
- Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667.
- Publication
- [London :: s.n.],
- 1648.
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- Subject terms
- English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700.
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"The foure ages of England, or, The iron age with other select poems / written by Mr. A. Cowley." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A34821.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 30, 2025.
Pages
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Then flouds of Milk, then flouds of Nectar, flow'd,
And on the fertile Earth all plenty grow'd.
Th'enamell'd fields with Tapestry were crown'd,
And floating Honey surfeited the ground:
Of purest blessings men enjoy'd their fill,
And had all good, 'cause they did nothing ill.