Well did he know how Palms by oppression speed,Victorious, and the Victors sacred Meed!The Burden lifts them higher. Well did he know,How a tame stream does wild and dangerous growBy unjust force; he now with wanton play,Kisses the smiling Banks, and glidesBut his known Channel stopt, begins to roare,And swell with rage, and buffet the dull shore.His mutinous waters hurry to the War,And Troops of Waves come rolling from afar.Then scorns he such weak stops to his free source,And overruns the neighboring fields with violent course.
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Abraham Cowley was a 17th-century English 17th-century english writer. Abraham Cowley was an English poet and essayist 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. Read more on Wikipedia →