 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 ; purging...  Speeches of Thomas Lord Erskine - Page 350de Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1870Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Thomas Erskine (1st baron.) - 1810 - 478 pages
...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 her long-abused sight at the foun~ " tain itself of heavenly radiance ; while the whole " noise of timorous and flocking birds,... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1812 - 712 pages
...undazzled eye at the full mid-day beam, purging and unsealing its long abused sight at the fountain of heavenly radiance, while the whole noise of timorous...amazed at what she means, and in their envious gabble prognosticate a year of sects and schisms." Mr. Marryat. — Mr. Speaker, I should not have presumed... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...invincible locks : methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her cndazzlcd eyes at the full mid-day beam ; purging and unsealing...heavenly radiance; while the whole noise of timorous flocking hirds, with those also that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means, and... | |
 | Union for Parliamentary Reform According to the Constitution - 1812 - 104 pages
...invincible Locks : Me" thinks I see her as an Eagle, renewing her mighty Youth, and kindline - her nndazzled Eyes at the full mid-day Beam ; purging and unsealing...Fountain itself of Heavenly Radiance . " while the timorous and flocking Birds, with those also that love the " Twilight, flutter about, amazed at what... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1812 - 722 pages
...sight at the fountain of heavenly radiance, while the whole nuise of timorous and flocking bird», with those also that love the twilight, flutter about,...amazed at what she means, and in their envious gabble prognosticate a year of sect* and schisms." Mr. Marryat. — Mr. Speaker, I should not have presumed... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1813 - 634 pages
...and kindling her undazzled eyes at " the full mid day beam; purging and unsealing her long abu" sed sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance...what ** she means, and in their envious gabble would prognosti" cate a year of sects and schisms." Mr. Paine's doctrines; if they are erroneous, let them... | |
 | James Ridgway - 1813 - 470 pages
...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 her long-abused sight at the foun" tain itself of heavenly radiance ; while the whole " noise of timorous and flocking birds, with... | |
 | William Godwin - 1814 - 342 pages
...beam: purging and unsealing her long abused sight [this alludes to the story of St. Paul's conversion] at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance: while...flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, nutter about amazed at what she means, and in their envious gabble would prognosticate a year of sects... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 482 pages
...invincible locks : methinks I see her, as an eagle, muing her mighty youth, and kindled her unthizzled eyes at the full midday beam ; purging and unsealing...the twilight, flutter about amazed at what she means ;" &c. " Though all the winds of doctrine (he, elsewhere, observes) were let loose to play upon the... | |
 | Richard Esmond Comerford - 1817 - 152 pages
...besmear'd with blood, self of radiance, while the whole flock of timorous and noisy birds, with those, that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed at what...gabble, would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms" One would imagine that the divine author of this passage was describing the present state of the British... | |
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