 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...  The Defender - Page 701855Full view - About this book
 | 1847 - 662 pages
...unworthy sentiment that we utter these harsh truths ; for, to speak in Milton's sonorous voice, " Mcthinks 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 their undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam ; purging and unsealing... | |
 | John Milton - 1841 - 556 pages
...nohle and puissant nation, rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincihle locks : methinks I see her as an eagle muing her mighty...and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day heam ; purging and unsealing her long-ahused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance ; while... | |
 | 1858 - 498 pages
...herself like a strong man, after sleep, and shaking her in\incible locks, was seen as an eagle, mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day oeam, purging and unsealing her long abused sight, at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance." Noble... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1842 - 540 pages
...ways of " truth and prosperous virtue, destined to become great and honour" able in these latter ages. Methinks I see in my mind a noble " and puissant nation...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 390 pages
...hand-writing. The story, therefore, is beyond the possibility of doubt. "DK" ENGLISH WRITERS ON AMERICA. "Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation...invincible locks; methinks I see her as an eagle, mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her endazzled eyes at the fulfmid-day beam." MILTON ON THE LIBERTY... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 458 pages
...The story, therefore, is beyond the possibility of doubt. "DK" ENGLISH WRITERS ON AMERICA. "Metninlcs 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 endazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam. " MILTON ON THE... | |
 | 1843 - 548 pages
...hundred years ago ; — " Methinks I see 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, musing her mighty youth, and kindling her dazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam, purging and unsealing... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 1124 pages
...being the identical stream known by the name of the Kaaters-kill. ENGLISH WRITERS ON AMERICA. "Mcthiuks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation, rousing herself like a sirong man after Bleep, and shaking her invincible locks : methinks I Bee her as an eagle, mewing... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 pages
...subtile and sinewy to discourse, not beneath the reach of any point that human capacity can soar to. * * be bounded in by experience. Crafty men mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam ; purging and unsealing... | |
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