Abraham Cowley Quotes
Nothing so soon the drooping spirits can raise As praises from the men, whom all men praise.
Cowley, Abraham. "Ode. Upon occasion of a Copy of Verses of my Lord Broghills." The Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley, J. Macock for Henry Herringman, 1668, p. 19.
A few days later the President fired Brown from heading the relief effort for his poor handling of the crisis. Brown then resigned from the Government. It is not known whether the President could not recognize what most Americans did or whether he was trying to avoid the political embarrassment of firing on of his political appointments—one which had no previous emergency management experience. He had been a lawyer and his management experience consisted of managing horse shows.
Abraham Cowley was an English poet born in the City of London late in 1618. He was one of the leading English poets of the 17th century, with 14 printings of his Works published between 1668 and 1721.
