I recoil, overcome with the glory of my rosy hue and the knowledge that I, a mere cock, have made the sun rise.
Source: Chanticler, in The Chanticler, act 2, sc. 3.
-- Edmond Rostand, (Apr 1 1868-1918), French dramatist; His plays provided a final, very belated example of Romantic drama in France; wrote Cyrano de Bergerac.