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Definition of Abraham Cowley from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Abraham Cowley

/ˌeɪbrəhæm ˈkaʊli/

/ˌeɪbrəhæm ˈkaʊli/

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(1618-67) an English doctor and writer of poems, and one of the first members of the Royal Society. His most popular work is The Mistress, a collection of love poems.

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