Meanings of lowly birth in English

Niryn did not regret his lowly birth; quite the opposite, in fact.

You should thank God for your lowly birth and your lowly friends.

The position elevated him above his lowly birth, gave him purpose.

Christ's lowly birth, pure life, and of the hour

A midwife, hurrying to a lowly birth-chamber, shivered and gathered her mantle more closely about her.

Imagine Goethe giving Richter the "marble heart" or Byron snubbing Burns because of his lowly birth!

Such silken hair, such clear soft skin, and beautiful blue eyes could not possibly have come of lowly birth.

Though it had a lowly birth in England, it has become a great institution permanently wedded to Oxford and Cambridge.

Being of lowly birth when I was young, I learnt many a trade, but there was nothing great in that.

Katrine, the heroine of this story, is a lovely Irish girl, of lowly birth, but gifted with a beautiful voice.

I suspected that Merit's complaint had less to do with lowly birth than with having four children crying in the next chamber.

Of lowly birth, left an orphan when quite young, unable to obtain a liberal education, she nevertheless determined to be somebody and do something.

I was sure she was a modest girl, therefore, if she were of lowly birth, she would have hesitated to speak so plainly to Max.

"Thy presence," said the sufferer.- Amanof high lineage abused a wise man of lowly birth.

"Might not a child of very lowly birth do all the things you speak of under proper training and certain influences?"

"Am I to understand from your reply, that if your father raised no objection, my lowly birth would be none in your opinion?"