| Tracts - 1840 - 514 pages
...ways of truth and prosperous virtue, destined to become great and honourable in these latter ages. Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation...undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam, — purging and unsealing her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance, while the whole noise... | |
| Edwin Hubbell Chapin - 1840 - 224 pages
...Milton be as a prophecy, to which she shall answer as the accomplishment—" Methinks," says he, " I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing...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... | |
| Henry William Herbert - 1840 - 370 pages
...none—' rousing herself, like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks! 1 —I would 'see her, as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and...kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam/ yea! spreading forth to the four winds of heaven her long-abused and fettered pinions, superbly floating... | |
| Henry William Herbert, Horace Smith - 1840 - 1020 pages
...herself, 38 CROMWELL. like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks!' — I would 'see her, as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and...kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam,' yea ! spreading forth to the four winds of heaven her long-abused and fettered pinions, superbly floating... | |
| 1847 - 662 pages
...unworthy sentiment that we utter these harsh truths ; for, to speak in Milton's sonorous voice, " Mcthinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing...as an eagle, mewing her mighty youth, and kindling their undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam ; purging and unsealing their long-abused sight at the... | |
| William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1841 - 548 pages
...glorious ways of truth and prosperous virtue, destined to become great and honorable in these latter ages. Methinks I see, in my mind, a noble and puissant nation...her invincible locks: methinks I see her as an eagle muing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam ; purging and unsealing... | |
| 1858 - 498 pages
...nation, rousing herself like a strong man, after sleep, and shaking her in\incible locks, was seen as an eagle, mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day oeam, purging and unsealing her long abused sight, at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance." Noble... | |
| John Milton - 1841 - 556 pages
...like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincihle locks : methinks I see her as an eagle muing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day heam ; purging and unsealing her long-ahused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance ; while... | |
| John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1842 - 540 pages
...ways of " truth and prosperous virtue, destined to become great and honour" able in these latter ages. Methinks I see in my mind a noble " and puissant nation...invincible locks ; methinks I see her as an eagle " nursing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at " the full mid-day beam ; purging and... | |
| Washington Irving - 1843 - 390 pages
...hand-writing. The story, therefore, is beyond the possibility of doubt. "DK" ENGLISH WRITERS ON AMERICA. "Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation...an eagle, mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her endazzled eyes at the fulfmid-day beam." MILTON ON THE LIBERTY OP THS PRESS. IT is with feelings of... | |
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