 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; purging...  Chambers's readings in English prose ... 1558 to 1860 - Pagina 35door Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | James Ridgway - 1813 - 470 pagina’s
...strong man after sleep, and shaking " her invincible locks: methinks I see her as an " eagle muing her mighty youth, and kindling her " undazzled eyes at...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 pagina’s
...man [Samson] 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 and unsealing her long abused sight [this alludes to the story of St. Paul's conversion] at the fountain itself of heavenly... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 482 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | 1817 - 650 pagina’s
...while the whole noise of timorous and Hocking bints, with those also that love the twilight, ¡lutter about, amazed at what she means, and in their envious...would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms." • Gentlemen, what Millon only saw in his mighty imagination, I see in fact ; what lie expected, but... | |
 | Richard Esmond Comerford - 1817 - 152 pagina’s
...enforce, but will absolutely extinguish ? * "Methinks I see her, (the English Nation) "an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam ; purging and unsealing her long abused sight at the fountain itTrain thou thine offspring, mew the generous brood, The future... | |
 | 1817 - 650 pagina’s
...invincible locks: methinks I see her as an eagle inning her mighty youth, and kindling her unduzzlcd eyes at the full mid-day beam; purging and unsealing her long-abused sight at the fountain itself or' heavenly radiance ; while the whole noise of timorous and Hocking birds, with those also that love... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - 1818 - 894 pagina’s
...strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks. Methinks 1 see her as an eagle nursing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the...love the twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she mourns, and in their envious gabble would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms. PARRASIUS." "... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - 1818 - 890 pagina’s
...strong man after Bleep, and shaking her invincible locks. Methinks I see her as an eagle nursing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the...flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, flatter about, amazed at what she mourns, and in their envious gabble would prognosticate a year of... | |
 | R Cullum - 1818 - 424 pagina’s
...purging and unsealing your long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly r-idiai.ce ; while the timorous and flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed at what you mean." A more glorious, a more auspicious opportunity never presented itself, than the present... | |
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