 | 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... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1842 - 544 pages
...invincible locks ; methinks I see her as an eagle " nursing her mighty youth, and kindling her uudazzled eyes at " the full mid-day beam ; purging and unsealing...sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance."* Scotland having received free institutions from England, returns the obligation by holding up an example... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 458 pages
...The story, therefore, is beyond the possibility of doubt. "DK" ENGLISH WRITERS ON AMERICA. "Metninlcs I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation, rousing...an eagle, mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her endazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam. " MILTON ON THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS. IT is with feelings... | |
 | 1843 - 548 pages
...hundred years ago ; — " Methinks I see 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... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 444 pages
...his genius, at length (to accommodate a magnificent figure of his own), " mewing," like " an eagle, her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam" of sacred inspiration—" purging and unsealing her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly... | |
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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 mid-day beam... 
