 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
 | David Irving - 1836 - 432 pagina’s
...the full midday beam; purging and unsealing her long abused sight at the fountain it self of heav'nly radiance ; while the whole noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, nutter about, amaz'd at what she means, and in their envious gabble would prognosticat a year of sects... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1836 - 380 pagina’s
...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 and unsealing her long abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance ; while the whole noise of timorous and... | |
 | Leonard Woods, Charles D. Pigeon - 1836 - 676 pagina’s
...strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks ; methinks I see her as an eagle, renewing her mighty youth, and kindling her 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 of timorous and... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 274 pagina’s
...strong man after sleep, and shaking her 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 scaling her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance ; while the whole noise of... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1837 - 380 pagina’s
...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 and unscaling her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance ; while the whole noise... | |
 | 1838 - 434 pagina’s
...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...would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms." Lastly, with these great leaders were associated the sect of the independents. These men had arrived,... | |
 | 1838 - 488 pagina’s
...her as an eagle, muing her mighty young, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day heam ; purging and unsealing her long-abused sight at the...would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms." How admirably has the poet, by the "timorous and flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight,"... | |
 | Andrew Steinmetz - 1838 - 360 pagina’s
...strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks: methiuks I see her as an eagle muing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the...timorous and flocking birds, with those also that love twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means, and in their envious gabble would prognosticate... | |
 | William Jones - 1838 - 696 pagina’s
...strong man after sleep, and shaking his invincible locks. Methinks I see her, as an eagle, mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the...midday beam, purging and unsealing her long-abused light at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance; while the whole noise of timorous and flocking birds,... | |
 | 1838 - 468 pagina’s
...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 and unsealing her long abased sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance ; while the whole noise of timorous and... | |
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