 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...  Readings from Great Authors - Page 42by John Haynes Holmes, Harvey Dee Brown, Helen Edmunds Redding, Theodora Goldsmith - 1918 - 94 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Half hours - 1847 - 580 pages
...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...methinks I see her as an eagle nursing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam ; purging and unsealing her long abused sight... | |
 | John Milton - 1847 - 568 pages
...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...invincible locks : methinks I see her as an eagle mumg her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam ; purging and unsealing... | |
 | 1847 - 668 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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pages
...discourse, not beneath the reach of any point that human capacity can soar to. * * Methinks I see in uiy hap to die, Well bury Ч in a Christmas pie, And...every lad is wond'rous trim, And no man minds his la sec her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pages
...sinewy to discourse, not beneath the reach of any point that human capacity can soar to. * * Mcthinks ere for current ; he might have quitted his dignity without like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks ; mcthinks I see her as an eagle mewing... | |
 | John Milton - 1848 - 566 pages
...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...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 and unsealing... | |
 | Home and colonial school society - 1849 - 448 pages
...Milton, enjoying that splendid vision of an intellectual nation, which he painted, when he said, " Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation...invincible locks : methinks I see her as an eagle moving her mighty youth and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam." The Christian may... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 478 pages
...identical stream known by the name of the Kaaters-kill. ENGLISH WRITERS ON AMERICA. " Methinks I see in ray mind a noble and puissant nation, rousing herself...invincible locks: methinks I see her as an eagle, mewing her mightv youth, and kindling her endazzled eyes at the full mid.day beam." MlLTOX ON THE LIBERTY... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 pages
...subtile and sinewy to discourse, not beneath the reach of any point that human capacity can soar to. * * alacrity in sinking. Song. Dorinda's sparkling wit and eyes, United, cast mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam ; purging and unsealing... | |
 | 1849 - 588 pages
...from this emancipation of human energy. To such we would reply in the words of the great Milton, " Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation,...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... | |
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