 | William Cowper - 1798 - 370 pages
...run His wonted courfe, yet what I wifh'd is done. By contemplation's help, not fought in vain, I feem t' have liv'd my childhood o'er again ; To have renew'd the joys that once were mine, Without the fin of violating thine; And, while the wings of fancy flill are free, And I can view this mimic fhew... | |
 | 1799 - 730 pages
...wonted courfe, yet what 1" wifh'd is done, • By contemplation's help, not fought in vain, 1 firm t" have liv'd my childhood o'er again ; To have renew'd the joys that once were mine. Without the fin of violating thine ; And, while the wings ot fancy it ill are free, And I can view this mimic (hew... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 364 pages
...His wonted couvfe, yet what I wifli'd is done. By contemplation's help, not fought in vain, I feem t' have liv'd my childhood o'er again ;. To have renew'd the joys that once were mine, Without the fin of violating thine ; And, while the wings of fancy ftill are free, And J can view this mimic fliew... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 372 pages
...run His wonted courfe, yet what I wifh'd is done. By contemplation's help, not fought in vain, I feem t' have liv'd my childhood o'er again ; To have renew'd the joys that once were mine, Without the fin of violating thine; And, while the wings of fancy ftill are free, And 1 can view this mimic fhew... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 362 pages
...run His wonted courfe, yet what I wifh'd is done. By contemplations help, not fought in vain, I leem t' have liv'd my childhood o'er again; To have renew'd the joys that once were mine, Without the fin of violating thine ; And, while the wings of fancy ftill are free, And I can view this mimic (hew... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 226 pages
...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 higher 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...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... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 502 pages
...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 higher far my proud...By contemplation's help, not sought in vain, I seem to have lived my childhood o'er again ; To have renewed the joys that once were mine, Without the sin... | |
 | Robert Southey - 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...By contemplation's help, not sought in vain, I seem to have lived my childhood o'er again ; To have renewed the joys that once were mine, Without the sin... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...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 pass'd into...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... | |
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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 pass'd into the skies. 
