Methinks I see her as an Eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes 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 flocking... The Prose Works of John Milton - Page 116by John Milton - 1835 - 976 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1795 - 432 pages
...• ins diance; cliance ; while the whole noise of timorous flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means,...springing daily in this city ? Should ye set an oligarchy to bring a famine upon our minds again, when we shall know nothing but what is measured to us by their... | |
| John Blair Linn - 1802 - 196 pages
...noise of timorous and flocking birds, -with those also that love the twilight, flutter about amaz'd at what she means, and in their envious gabble, would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms." Milton's Speech for the Liberty of unlicensed Printing. " Wisdom hath always a good conscience attending... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 492 pages
...heavenly radiance ; while the whole noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means,...envious gabble, would prognosticate a year of sects and schism." Gentlemen, what Milton only saw in his mighty imagination, I see in fact. What he expected,... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 484 pages
...heavenly radiance ; while the whole noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means,...envious gabble, would prognosticate a year of sects and schism." Gentlemen, what Milton only saw in his mighty imagination, I see in feet. What he expected,... | |
| Benjamin Flower - 1811 - 578 pages
...flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means. * * * What should ye do then, should ye suppress all this flowery crop of knowledge and new lis^ht sprung up and yet springing daily in this city? Should ye set an oligarchy of twenty engrossers... | |
| Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1810 - 470 pages
...heavenly radiance; while the whole " noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those " also that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed " at what she...would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms." Gentlemen, what Milton only saw in his mighty imagination, I see in fact; what he expected, but which... | |
| Thomas Erskine (1st baron.) - 1810 - 478 pages
...heavenly radiance ; while the whole " noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those " also that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed " at what she...would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms." Gentlemen, what Milton only saw in his mighty imagination, I see in fact ; what he expected, but which... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...itself of heavenly radiance; while the whole noise of timorous flocking hirds, with those also that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means,...springing daily in this city? Should ye set an oligarchy to bring a famine upon our minds, when we shall know nothing bnt what is measured to us by their bushel... | |
| James Ridgway - 1813 - 470 pages
...heavenly radiance ; while the whole " noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those " also that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed " at what she...would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms." Gentlemen, what Milton only saw in his mighty imagination, I see in fact; what he expected, but which... | |
| Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1813 - 634 pages
...heavenly radiance ; while " the whole noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those " also that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed at what ** she means, and in their envious gabble would prognosti" cate a year of sects and schisms." Mr. Paine's doctrines; if they are erroneous, let them... | |
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