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Quotation by Abraham Cowley
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DrinkingDrinking Anacreon (1656)Hymn: To LightOde: Of WitOn the Death of Mr. CrashawRelated Subjects
animals (4) rivers (3) sea (3) death (3) religion (2) advantages (2) moon (2) drowning (2) lakes (2) trees (2)
The thirsty earth soaks up the rain,
And drinks, and gapes for drink again.
The plants suck in the earth, and are
With constant drinking fresh and fair.
And drinks, and gapes for drink again.
The plants suck in the earth, and are
With constant drinking fresh and fair.
Abraham Cowley (1618–1667), British essayist, poet. Drinking, Anacreon (1656).
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