 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...  The Oxford Book of English Prose - Sida 225redigerad av - 1925 - 1092 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | John Blair Linn - 1802 - 196 sidor
...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 - 484 sidor
...invention, it betokens us not degenerated nor drooping to a fatal decay, but casting off the old and wrinkled skin of corruption to outlive these pangs,...Methinks I see in my mind, a noble and puissant nation arousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks. Methinks I see her... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 492 sidor
...invention, it betokens us not degenerated nor drooping to a fatal decay, but casting off the old and wrinkled skin of corruption to outlive these pangs,...Methinks I see in my mind, a noble and puissant nation arousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks. Methinks I see her... | |
 | Benjamin Flower - 1811 - 578 sidor
...invention, it hetokens us not degenerated, nor drooping to a fatal decay, hy casting off tiie old and wrinkled skin of corruption to outlive these pangs,...glorious ways of truth and prosperous virtue, destined to hecome great and honourahle in these latter ages. Methinks I see in my mind a nohle and puissant nation... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 sidor
...invention, it betokens us not degenerated, nor drooping to a fatal decay, by casting off the old and wrinkled skin of corruption to outlive these pangs,...my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks : iut-thinks I see her as an eagle... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1810 - 470 sidor
...again, entering the glorious ways of truth and " prosperous virtue, destined to become great anoj " honourable in these latter ages. Methinks I see, "...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 sidor
...degenerated nor drooping to a fatal decay, but ft casting off the old and wrinkled skin of corrup" tion, to outlive these pangs, and wax young " again, entering..." honourable in these latter ages. Methinks I see, <e in my mind, a noble and puissant nation rousing " herself, like a strong man after sleep, and shaking... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 sidor
...invention, it betokens us not degenerated, nor drooping to a fatal decay, but casting off the old and 'wrinkled skin of corruption, to outlive these pangs...Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousting herself, like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks : methinks I see... | |
 | James Ridgway - 1813 - 470 sidor
...degenerated nor drooping to a fatal decay, but (c casting off the old and wrinkled skiu of corrup" tion, to outlive these pangs, and wax young " again, entering...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 unsealing... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1813 - 634 sidor
...pangs and wax young again, enter" ing the glorious ways of truth and prosperous virtue, des" tined to become great and honourable in these latter ages....invincible locks : methinks I see her as an eagle mu* ing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at " the full mid day beam; purging and unsealing... | |
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