Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »
Sign in
Books Books
" 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... "
Prose Works ...: Containing His Principal Political and Ecclesiastical ... - Page 320
by John Milton - 1809
Full view - About this book

The Retrospective Review, Volume 9

1824 - 408 pages
...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...whole noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those ;ilso that love the twilight, nutter about, amazed at what she means, and in their envious gabble would...
Full view - About this book

History of the Commonwealth of England: The civil war

William Godwin - 1824 - 526 pages
...long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance b." They for themselves rather resemble that " noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, that flutter about, amazed at the track of the royal bird, and prognosticate in their envious gabble'...
Full view - About this book

The Retrospective Review, Volume 9

1824 - 408 pages
...her as an eagle mewing her mighty Eouth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day earn ; purging and unsealing her long abused sight at the...twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means, and in their envious gabble would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms." ART. II. — The Works...
Full view - About this book

The Congregational Magazine, Volume 6

1823 - 684 pages
...locks : methink), I see her as an eagle renewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzlcd eye* at the full mid-day beam ; purging and unsealing her...timorous and flocking birds, with those also that love tic twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means, and in their envious gabble, would prognosticate...
Full view - About this book

Examples of English Prose: From the Reign of Elizabeth to the Present Time ...

George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks : methiuks I see her as an eagle, muing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam ; purging and unsealing her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance ; while the whole noise of timorous and...
Full view - About this book

The Life of Erasmus: With Historical Remarks on the State of Literature ...

Charles Butler - 1825 - 264 pages
...liberty of the press, — " as " an eagle moving in his mighty youth, began to " kindle an undazzled eye at the full mid-day " beam, purging and unsealing her long abused " sight at the fountain of heavenly radiance." — Prom this aera therefore the renovation of letters must be dated : It was...
Full view - About this book

A Selection from the English Prose Works of John Milton, Volume 2

John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...strong man^iier sleep, gnd shaking her invincible locks ; methinks I see her as an eagle, muing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the...twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means, and in their envious gabble would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms. What should ye do then...
Full view - About this book

The Christian Spectator, Volume 1

1827 - 684 pages
...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...twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means. Amer. Edit. Vol. II. pp. 63, 64. Could our extracts be consistently extended, our readers would not...
Full view - About this book

The baptist Magazine

1831 - 642 pages
..."rousing herself as a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks — as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the...twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means." Hence arose our danger, lest we should give our energies to passing { religion could -be maintained,...
Full view - About this book

The Year Book, of Daily Recreation & Information: Concerning Remarkable Men ...

William Hone - 1832 - 874 pages
...youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam : purging and unsealing her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance...flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, nutter about, amazed at what she means, and in their envious gabble would prognosticate a year of sects...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF