John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2864 Abraham Cowley 1618-1667 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2864 |
| AUTHOR: | Abraham Cowley (1618–1667) |
| QUOTATION: | We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine, But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poetry; Arts which I lov’d, for they, my friend, were thine. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | On the Death of Mr. William Harvey. |