 | Elegant extracts - 1812
...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 wax young...and prosperous virtue, destined to become great and honourable in these latter ages. Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousting herself,... | |
 | Union for Parliamentary Reform According to the Constitution - 1812 - 75 pagina’s
...APPEAL TO THE NATION, BY THE UNION PARLIAMENTARY REFORM ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION. " Metliinks I see in my Mind a noble and puissant Nation, rousing herself " like a strong Man after Sleep, and shaking her invincible Locks : Me" thinks I see her as an Eagle,... | |
 | 1813
...degenerated nor drooping to a fatal decay, but (c casting off the old and wrinkled skiu 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, " in my mind, a noble and puissant nation rousing... | |
 | William Godwin - 1814 - 302 pagina’s
...turn to the. laughter of the empty, the frivolous and the brutish . It is in this sense Milton says, " Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like the strong man [Samson] after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks: methinks I see her as an... | |
 | 1817
...betokens us not degenerated nor drooping to a fatal decay, but casting off the olu and wrinkled skin of corruption, to outlive these pangs, and wax young...and prosperous virtue, destined to become great and honourable in these latter ages. Methinks I see, in my mind, a noble ami puissant nation rousing herself,... | |
 | 1817
...the old and wrinkled skin of corruption, to outlive these pangs, and wax young AD 1792. [470 agaiq, entering the glorious ways of truth and prosperous virtue, destined to become great and honourable in these hitter ages. Melhioks I sec, in my mind, a noble and puissant nation rousing herself,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822
...beyond the possibility of doubt. "DK" ENGLISH WRITERS AMERICA. ENGLISH WRITERS ON AMERICA. " Met liinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation, rousing...sleep, and shaking her invincible locks ; methinks I gee her as an eagle, mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her endazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam."... | |
 | 1824
...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 wax young...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 419 pagina’s
...therefore, is beyond the possibility of doubt. DK" ENGLISH WRITERS AMERICA. ENGLISH WRITERS 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 ; methiiiks I see her as an eagle,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822
...therefore, is beyond the possibility of doubt. «DK" ENGLISH WRITERS AMERICA. ENGLISH WRITERS ON AMERICA. " Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation,...sleep, and shaking her invincible locks ; methinks I «ee her as an eagle, mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her endazzled eyes at the full mid-day... | |
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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... 
