 | John Blair Linn - 1802 - 196 pages
...their orbs, bring them to such a place in the firmament, where they may be seen evening or morning? " Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation,...her invincible locks: methinks I see her as an eagle muing her mighty young, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam; purging and unsealing... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 492 pages
...fatal decay, but casting off the old and wrinkled skin of corruption to outlive these pangs, and wax young again, entering the glorious ways of truth and prosperous virtue, destined to become great and honourable in these latter ages. Methinks I see in my mind, a noble and puissant nation arousing herself... | |
 | Benjamin Flower - 1811 - 578 pages
...fatal decay, by casting off the old and wrinkled skin of corruption to outlive these pangs, and wax young again, entering the glorious ways of truth 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... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 484 pages
...fatal decay, but casting off the old and wrinkled skin of corruption to outlive these pangs, and wax young again, entering the glorious ways of truth and prosperous virtue, destined to become great and honourable in these latter ages. Methinks I see in my mind, a noble and puissant nation arousing herself... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...fatal decay, by casting off the old and wrinkled skin of corruption to outlive these pangs, and wax young again, entering the glorious ways of truth 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... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1810 - 470 pages
...entering the glorious ways of truth and " prosperous virtue, destined to become great anoj " honourable in these latter ages. Methinks I see, " in my mind,...invincible locks: methinks I see her as an " eagle muing her mighty youth, and kindling her " undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam; purging '' and... | |
 | Thomas Erskine (1st baron.) - 1810 - 478 pages
...decay, but ft casting off the old and wrinkled skin of corrup" tion, to outlive these pangs, and wax young " again, entering the glorious ways of truth..." prosperous virtue, destined to become great and " honourable in these latter ages. Methinks I see, <e in my mind, a noble and puissant nation rousing... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...fatal decay, but casting off the old and 'wrinkled skin of corruption, to outlive these pangs and wax young again, entering the glorious ways of truth 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,... | |
 | James Ridgway - 1813 - 470 pages
...decay, but (c casting off the old and wrinkled skiu of corrup" tion, to outlive these pangs, and wax young " again, entering the glorious ways of truth..." prosperous virtue, destined to become great and " honourable in these latter ages. Methinks I see, " in my mind, a noble and puissant nation rousing... | |
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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: methinks I see her as an eagle muing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam... 
