 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1824 - 470 pages
...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 rise — The son...done. By contemplation's help, not sought in vain, I seem'd t' have liv'd my childhood o'er again ; To have renew'd the joys that once were mine, Without... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 446 pages
...may to me. 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...pass'd into the skies. And now, farewell — Time unrevoked has run His wonted course, yet what I wish'd is doneBy contemplation's help, not sought in... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...parents passM into the skies. " Garth. And now, farewell— time unrevoked has run His wonted course, vet what I wish'd is done. By contemplation's help, not sought in vain, I seem'd to' have lived my childhood o'er again ; To hate renew'd the joys that once were mine, Without... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 464 pages
...may to me. 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...parents pass'd into the skies. And now farewell — Time un revoked has run His wonted course, yet what I wish'd is done. By Contemplation's help, not sought... | |
 | William Cowper - 1825 - 244 pages
...• Garth. 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...pass'd into the skies. And now, farewell — Time unrevoked has run His wonted course, yet what I wish'd is done. By Contemplation's help, not sought... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 242 pages
...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 rise — The son...By contemplation's help, not sought in vain, I seem t' have liv'd my childhood o'er again ; To have renew'd the joys that once were mine, Without the sin... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1826 - 242 pages
...to me. My boast is not, that I deduce my birth From loins enthron'd, and rulers of the Earth ; Bat higher far my proud pretensions rise — The son of...By contemplation's help, not sought in vain, I seem t' have liv'd my childhood o'er again ; To have renew'd the joys that once were mine, Without the sin... | |
 | Literary gems - 1826 - 718 pages
...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 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. - Garth. By contemplation's... | |
 | Christopher Anderson - Domestic relations - 1826 - 582 pages
...same poem: " My boast is not, that 1 deduce my birth From loins enthroned, and rulers of the earth; But higher far my proud pretensions rise— The Son of Parents pass'd into the skies." Before obtaining his Mother's picture, the occasion, it is well known, of these beautiful lines, Cowper... | |
 | Christopher Anderson - Domestic relations - 1826 - 484 pages
...same poem : "" My boast is not, that 1 deduce my birth From loins enthroned, and rulers of the earth ; But higher far my proud pretensions rise — The Son of Parents pass'd into the skies." Before obtaining his Mother's picture, the occasion, it is well known, of these beautiful lines, Cowper... | |
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I seem to have lived my childhood o'er again ; To have renew'd the joys that once were mine, Without the sin of violating thine ; And, while the wings of fancy still are free, And I can view... 
