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- adjective Of or relating to Abraham Cowley (1618–1667),
English poet .
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Cowley + -an
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This freedom, under skilful control, may well produce felicitous results, but when not managed by poets of a strong and sure rhythmic sense -- as it was not by the many Cowleyan imitators -- it results merely in metrical license and amorphousness.
The Principles of English Versification Paull Franklin Baum
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