...most noteworthy, and reprinted the section dealing with his " pleasant and facetious wit " and his " many poems (especially in the amorous way) which for...least equal, if not superior to any of that time." 4 Similarly, it reprinted a comparison of Cowley and Jonson, which told how Cowley had "made a flight...

...much esteemed by the most eminent persons in the Court, and well looked upon by the King . . . He was a Person of a pleasant and facetious Wit, and made...many Poems (especially in the amorous Way) which for die Sharpness of the Fancy and the Elegancy of the Language . . . were at least equal, if not superior...

...of his servant was echoed by many of Carew's contemporaries. Clarendon believed that Carew's poems 'for the Sharpness of the Fancy, and the Elegancy...were at least equal, if not superior to any of that Time'.25 Aurelian Townshend, a friend and fellow poet, praised Carew's 'sweete' verses, which he contrasted...

...amatory lyrics. His reputation grew in the 1620s, and a con tempo rarv wrote of Carew's verse that "the sharpness of the fancy, and the elegancy of the...least equal, if not superior to any of that time." His erotic poem of this time, "A Rapture," brought both censure and attention. A posthumous collection...

...account of his own life, describes him as a person of a pleasant and facetious wit, "and author of many poems (especially in the amorous way) which, for the sharpness of the fancy, and the elegance of the language in which that fancy was spread, were at least equal if not superior to any...