 Boast not these titles of your ancestors, Brave youths, they're their possessions, none of yours : When your own virtues equalled have their names, 'Twill be but fair to lean upon their fames ; For they are strong supporters : but, till then, The greatest...  Descendants of Nicholas Noyes - Page 201897Full view - About this book
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - Dramatists, English - 1816 - 464 pages
...your family, with his latest breath expiring it. BEN JONSON. To KENELM, JOHN, GEOEOE.* Boast not these titles of your ancestors, Brave youths, they're their...possessions, none of yours : When your own virtues equall'd have their names, Twill be but fair to lean upon their fames ; For they are strong supporters... | |
 | General reader - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1827 - 246 pages
...at our hands. — Young. ANCESTORS. Boast not these titles of your ancestors Brave youths ; they 're their possessions, none of yours ; When your own virtues...names, 'Twill be but fair to lean upon their fames ; For they are strong supporters; but till then The greatest are but growing gentlemen. It is a wretched... | |
 | Robert Southey - Children's stories - 1834 - 394 pages
...UPON ANCESTRY'ARE INTRODUCED, AND THE READER IS INFORMED WHY THE AUTHOR DOES NOT WEAR A CAP AND BELLS. Boast not the titles of your ancestors, Brave youths...possessions, none of yours. When your own virtues equall'd have their uames, Twill he hut fair to lean upon their fames, For they are strong supporters... | |
 | Robert Southey - Musical fiction - 1836 - 478 pages
...AND THE READER IS INFORMED WHY THE AUTHOR DOES NOT WEAR A CAP AND BEU.S. Boast not the titles of yonr ancestors, Brave youths ! they're their possessions, none of yours. When your own virtues equall'd have their names, 'Twill be but fair to lean upon their fames, • r For they are strong supporters... | |
 | Robert Southey - Musical fiction - 1836 - 480 pages
...READER IS INFORMED WHY THE AUTHOR DOES NOT WEAR A CAP AND BELLS. Boast not the titles of your ancestor), Brave youths ! they're their possessions, none of yours. When your own virtues equall'd have their names, 'Twill be but fair to lean upon their fames, ^ For they are strong supporters... | |
 | sir Matthew Digby Wyatt - 1861 - 202 pages
...the way To order is by rules that Art hath found." GwiLLIM. FOR A FAMILY PORTRAIT-GALLERY OR HALL. " Boast not the titles of your ancestors, Brave youths...possessions, none of yours. When your own virtues equall'd have their names, 'Twill be but fair to lean upon their fames, For they are strong supporters... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1862 - 760 pages
...UPON ANCESTRY ARE INTRODUCED, AND THE READER IS LNFORMED WHY THE AUTHOR DOES NOT WEAR A CAP AND BELLS. Boast not the titles of your ancestors. Brave youths...possessions, none of yours. When your own virtues equall'd have their names, 'Twill be but fair to lean upon their fames, For they are strong supporters... | |
 | Poetry - 1872 - 710 pages
...amuse his riper stage, And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age: la?. ANCESTRY, Boasting of, . equal'd have their names, 'Twill be but fair to lean upon their fames ; For they are strong supporters... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - English drama - 1875 - 560 pages
...your family, with his latest breath expiring it. BEN JONSON. To KENELM, JOHN, GEORGE.5 BOAST not these titles of your ancestors, Brave youths, they're their...possessions, none of yours : When your own virtues equall'd have their names, 'Twill be but fair to lean upon their fames ; For they are strong supporters... | |
 | Robert Greene - 1876 - 576 pages
...family, with his latest breath expiring it. BEN JOKSON. TO Kr.3TET.5I, JOHN, GEOBGE.* Boast not these titles of your ancestors, Brave youths, they're their...names, 'Twill be but fair to lean upon their fames; For they are strong supporters; but, till then, The greatest are but growing gentlemen. Which all men... | |
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