| 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... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 pages
...to discourse, not beneath the reach of any point that human capacity can soar to. * * Methinks I see by experience. Crafty men mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam ; purging and unsealing... | |
| 1845 - 554 pages
...and prosperous virtue, destined to become great and honorable in these latter ages. Methinks I see, in my mind, a noble and puissant nation rousing herself,...at the full midday beam ; purging and unsealing her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance; while the whole noise of timorous and... | |
| John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 pages
...sinewy to discourse, not beneath the reach of any point that human capacity can soar to. Methinks 1 see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself...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... | |
| William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1845 - 558 pages
...nation rousing herself, like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks : meihinks I see her as an eagle muing her mighty youth, and...at the full midday beam; purging and unsealing her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance; while the whole noise of timorous and... | |
| Basil Montagu, Hannah Mary Rathbone - 1845 - 396 pages
...already. REFORM. METHINKS I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing himself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks ; methinks...an eagle muing her mighty youth, and kindling her dazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam : purging and unsealing her long abused sight at the fountain... | |
| Hugh Swinton Legaré - 1846 - 652 pages
...inspired by his own holy zeal for social improvement, and the liberties of mankind — "methinks 1 see in my mind — a noble and puissant nation, rousing...invincible locks — methinks I see her as an eagle, mewing her mighty youth and kindling her nndazzled eyes at the full midday beam, purging and unsealing... | |
| Hugh Swinton Legaré - 1846 - 652 pages
...inspired by his own holy zeal for social improvement, and the liberties of mankind — "methinks I see in my mind — a noble and puissant nation, rousing...invincible locks — methinks I see her as an eagle, mewing her mighty youth and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam, purging and unsealing... | |
| John Prince - 1846 - 480 pages
...Whether it has ever yet been realized, or is waiting for its fulfilment, judge ye. "Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself...shaking her invincible locks; methinks I see her as an eagl« inning her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam ; purging... | |
| John Howe, William Urwick - 1846 - 364 pages
...words of Milton—" as a noble and puissant nation rousing herself as a strong man after slee;., or as an eagle muing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam." At that period the two of civil and religious freedom, which, now flourishing and bearing fruit, IB... | |
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