Abraham Cowley, who started composing literary works at the mere age of ten, displayed a sense of maturity much ahead of his age. A child prodigy, his first work was published when he was only fifteen, and his verses grabbed the attention of all. The works of this intellectual were known to be multi-faceted. But his metaphysical style of poetry became very popular in the seventeenth century. Attracted to the idea of gaining knowledge, Abraham was a meritorious student and later went on to earn his degree in medicine. The Civil War disrupted the life of Cowley as he had to discontinue his studies at Cambridge. Serving the royal family during the political tumult, he served an exile of twelve long years. A loyal servant of the royal family, he ciphered and deciphered the personal communication between the novelties. But the upheavals did not deter his association with poetry; instead he went on to formulate a new genre of writing odes. The ‘Pindarique’, or the ‘irregular odes’, as his works are referred to were quite popular in the seventeenth century. During his later life, he spent the life of a recluse in the cradle of nature, and devoted his time to experimental science. To know more about the life and works of Cowley read on