 | 1801 - 432 pages
...current's thwarting force, Sets me more distant from a prosperous course. Bat oh ! the thought that thau art safe, and he, That thought is joy — arrive what may to me ! In another part of his poems, he draws an affecting picture of himself in these words — too remarkable... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 366 pages
...But oh the thought, that thou 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 5 But higher far my proud pretenfions rife — The fon of parents paffed into the lkies. And now, farewell... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 376 pages
...thwarting force Sets me more diftant from a profperous courfe. But oh the thought, that thou art fate, 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 5 But higher far... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...thwarting foYee Sets rue more distant from a prosperous course. But oh the thought, that ihou arfsafe, 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... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 502 pages
...And day by day some current's thwarting force Sets me more distant from a prosperous course. But oh the thought, that thou art safe, and he ! That thought...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... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 498 pages
...force Sets me more distant from a prosperous course. But oh the thought, that thou art safe, and be ! That thought is joy, arrive what may to me. My boast...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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 330 pages
...day by day, some current'* thwarting' force Sets me more distant from a prosperous course. But, oh ! that thou art safe, and he ! That thought is joy, arrive what may to me." The principal pleasure that he appeared capable of receiving was, indeed, that which he derived from... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 338 pages
...current's thwarting force Seta me more distant from a prosp'rous course. Yet O the thought, that thou ait safe, and he ! That 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... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...And day by day some current's thwarting force Sets me more distant from a prosp'rous conrse. Vet O the thought, that thou art safe, and he ! That thought...My boast is not, that I deduce my birth From loins enthron'd, and rulers of the Earth ; But higher far my prond pretensions rise — The son of parents... | |
 | Peter L. Courtier - 1809 - 392 pages
...for me to feel, as Cowper felt, — -— 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 passed into the skies! Accustomed thus early to religion, continually mixing, almost from the cradle, with those who, agreeably... | |
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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. 
