 Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks. Methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam...  Life and Times of John Milton - Page 131by William Carlos Martyn - 1866 - 307 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1823 - 736 pages
...13fi, 137. " Methinks, I sec in my mind, a noble and puissant nation, rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks : methinks, I see her as an eagle renewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam ; purging and unsealing... | |
 | Books - 1824 - 408 pages
...latter ages. Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks : methinks...fountain itself of heavenly radiance ; while the whole noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those ;ilso that love the twilight, nutter about, amazed... | |
 | Congregationalism - 1823 - 684 pages
...locks : methink), I see her as an eagle renewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzlcd eye* at the full mid-day beam ; purging and unsealing her...fountain itself of heavenly radiance ; while the whole noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those also that love tic twilight, flutter about, amazed... | |
 | Books - 1824 - 408 pages
...latter ages. Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks : methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty Eouth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day earn ; purging and unsealing her long abused... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks : methiuks I see her as an eagle, muing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes...the full mid-day beam ; purging and unsealing her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance ; while the whole noise of timorous and... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1825 - 264 pages
...liberty of the press, — " as " an eagle moving in his mighty youth, began to " kindle an undazzled eye at the full mid-day " beam, purging and unsealing her long abused " sight at the fountain of heavenly radiance." — Prom this aera therefore the renovation of letters must be dated : It was... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...like a strong man^iier sleep, gnd shaking her invincible locks ; methinks I see her as an eagle, muing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes...fountain itself of heavenly radiance, while the whole noise of timorous and flocking birds with those also that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed... | |
 | English literature - 1819 - 606 pages
...AMERICA. * " Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation, rousing herself, like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks : methinks...an eagle, mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her endazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam." MILTON on the Liberty of the Prat. IT Ls with feelings of... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...rate, whereon Hannibal himself encamped his own regiment. nation, rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks ; methinks I see her as an eagle, muing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam, purging and unsealing... | |
 | Theology - 1827 - 684 pages
...latter ages. Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks ; methinks I see her as an eagle, musing her mighty youth, and kindling her dazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam, purging and unsealing... | |
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