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Cowley presents two kinds of avarice:
1) “…rapacious appetite for gain” in order to show off how rich he is. 2) The second kind is to hoard and perpetually increase riches. Never satisfied.
Some ideas:
“Poverty wants some, luxury many, avarice all things.”
A wise man: in having nothing, he has all.”
“Too much plenty impoverishes me….” Pp. 27-28.
The Oxford Book of Essays. Ed. John Gross. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 1991, pp. 27-28.
Having just found your blog, I'm very glad you're back. I'm an essay lover like yourself, so I find your project fascinating and inspiring. I'm hoping to read an essay a day like you've done. In any case, thanks!
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