 | 1795 - 432 pages
...casting oft" the old and wrinkled skin of corruption; to outr ;Kve'these pangs, and wax young ag^tr*, entering the glorious ways of truth and prosperous virtue, > destined to become great and honoiiraMs fal..these latter ages, • Methinks I s.ee in my mMKi.a nofele and puissant nation rousing... | |
 | John Blair Linn - 1802 - 196 pages
...their orbs, bring them to such a place in the firmament, where they may be seen evening or morning? " Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation,...and shaking her invincible locks: methinks I see her as an eagle muing her mighty young, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam; purging... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 436 pages
...drooping to a fatal decay, by cafting off the old and wrinkled fkin of corruption to outlive thefe pangs, and wax young again, entering the glorious ways of truth and profperous virtue, deftined to become great and honourable in thefe latter ages. Methinks I fee in... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 446 pages
...drooping to a fatal decay, by cafting off the old and wrinkled fkin of corruption to outlive thefe pangs, and wax young again» entering the glorious ways of truth and profperous virtue, deftined to become great and honourable in thefe latter ages. Methinks I fee in... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 492 pages
...new invention, it betokens us not degenerated nor drooping to a fatal decay, but casting off the old and wrinkled skin of corruption to outlive these pangs,...and prosperous virtue, destined to become great and honourable in these latter ages. Methinks I see in my mind, a noble and puissant nation arousing herself... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 484 pages
...new invention, it betokens us not degenerated nor drooping to a fatal decay, but casting off the old and wrinkled skin of corruption to outlive these pangs,...and prosperous virtue, destined to become great and honourable in these latter ages. Methinks I see in my mind, a noble and puissant nation arousing herself... | |
 | Benjamin Flower - 1811 - 578 pages
...new invention, it hetokens us not degenerated, nor drooping to a fatal decay, hy casting off tiie old and wrinkled skin of corruption to outlive these pangs,...glorious ways of truth and prosperous virtue, destined to hecome great and honourahle in these latter ages. Methinks I see in my mind a nohle and puissant nation... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...new invention, it betokens us not degenerated, nor drooping to a fatal decay, by casting off the old and wrinkled skin of corruption to outlive these pangs,...and prosperous virtue, destined to become great and honourable in these latter ages. Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself... | |
 | Francis Maseres - 1809 - 636 pages
...drooping to a fatal decay, decay, by cafting-ofTthe old and wrinkled flcin of corruption, to outlive thcfe pangs, and wax young again, entering the glorious ways of truth and profperons virtue, deftined to become preat and honourable in thefe latter ages. Methinks I fee in... | |
 | Thomas Erskine (1st baron.) - 1810 - 478 pages
...degenerated nor drooping to a fatal decay, but ft casting off the old and wrinkled skin of corrup" tion, to outlive these pangs, and wax young " again, entering..." prosperous virtue, destined to become great and " honourable in these latter ages. Methinks I see, <e in my mind, a noble and puissant nation rousing... | |
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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 midday beam... 
