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" My boast is not, that I deduce my birth From loins enthroned and rulers of the earth ; But higher far my proud pretensions rise — The son of parents passed into the skies ! And now, farewell. "
Reading Book for the Use of Female Schools - Page 210
1839 - 408 pages
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Beauties of Cowper: To which are Prefixed, a Life of the Author and ...

William Cowper - English poetry - 1801 - 280 pages
...thought is joy, arrive what may to me. My boast is not that I deduce my birth From loins enthron'd and rulers of the earth; But higher far my proud pretensions...The son of parents pass'd into the skies. And now, farewell — time, unrevok'd, has run His wonted course, yet what I wish'd is done. By contemplation's...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1802 - 364 pages
...art fafe, and he! That thought is joy, arrive what may to me. My boaft is not that I deduce my birth From loins enthroned, and rulers of the earth ; But higher far my proud pretenfions rife — The fon of parents parted into the fkies. And now, farewell — time unrevoked...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - English poetry - 1803 - 310 pages
...me. My boast is not that I deduce my birth From loins enthron'd, and rulers of the earth ; * Garth. But higher far my proud pretensions rise..,. The son of parents pass'd into the skies. And now, farewell.. ..time, unrevok'd, has run His wonted course, yet what I wish'd is done. By contemplation's...
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Poems,

William Cowper - 1803 - 386 pages
...and he! That thought is joy, arrive what may to me. * Garth. My boaft is not that I deduce my birth From loins enthroned, and rulers of the earth ; But higher far my proud pretenfions rife — The fon of parents pafled into the fkies. And now, farewell — time unrevoked...
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The Poetical Works of William Cowper: Of the Inner Temple, Esq, Volume 3

William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 226 pages
...art safe, and he ! That thought is joy, arrive what may to me. My boast is not that I deduce my birth From loins enthroned, and rulers of the earth ; But...far my proud pretensions rise — The son of parents passed into the skies. ^ And now. farewell — time unrevoked has run His wonted course, yet what I...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...and he ! That thought is joy, arrive what may to me. My boast. is not that I deduce my birth 1'Yom loins enthroned, and rulers of the earth ; But higher...far my proud pretensions rise — The son of parents passed into the skies. And now, farewell— time uorevoked has run Ills wonted course, vet what I wished...
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Specimens of the Later English Poets: With Preliminary Notices, Volume 3

Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 502 pages
...art safe, and he ! That thought is joy, arrive what may to me. My boast is not that I deduce my birth From loins enthroned, and rulers of the earth ; But...The son of parents pass'd into the skies. And now, farewell — time unrevok'd has run His wonted course, yet what I wish'd is done. By contemplation's...
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Specimens of the Later English Poets: With Preliminary Notices, Volume 3

Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 498 pages
...may to me. My boast is not that I deduce my birth From loins enthroned, and 'rulers of ihe-earth ; But higher far my proud pretensions rise— The son of parents pass'd into the skies. And now, farewell — time unrevok'd has run His wonted course, yet what I wish'd is done. By contemplation's...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 338 pages
...thought is joy, arrive what may to me. My hoast is not, that I deduce my hirth From loins enthron'd, and rulers of the Earth ; But higher far my proud...The son of parents pass'd into the skies. And now, farewell — Time unrevok'd has run His wonted course, yet what I wish'd is done. By contemplation's...
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Variety, Or, Selections and Essays: Consisting of Anecdotes, Curious Facts ...

Priscilla Wakefield - Anecdotes - 1809 - 234 pages
...thought is joy, arrive what may ts me. My boast is not that I deduce my birth From loins enthron'd and rulers of the earth, But higher far my proud pretensions...The son of parents pass'd into the skies. And now farewell; time, unrevok'd has run His wanted course, yet what I wiah'd is done, By contemplation's...
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