In vain to live from age to age
While modern bards endeavour,
I write my name in Patty's page,
And gain my point for ever.
More verses by William Cowper
- Olney Hymn 13: The Covenant
- Olney Hymn 39: The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death
- Olney Hymn 32: The Shining Light
- Answer To Stanzas Addressed To Lady Hesketh By Miss Catharine Fanshawe, In Returning A Poem
- Elegy Ii. On The Death Of The University Beadle At Cambridge (Translated From Milton)