 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...  Speeches of Thomas Lord Erskine - Page 340by Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1870Full view - About this book
 | John Blair Linn - Genius - 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,...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 her long abused... | |
 | John Blair Linn - American poetry - 1804 - 192 pages
...Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation, rousing herself like a strong man after APPENDIX. sleep, and shaking 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 her long abused... | |
 | David Irving - Biography - 1807 - 358 pages
...1649, fol. et Ji'mo. * Bocharti Opera, torn, i, col. 988. 256 tion rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks: methinks...an eagle muing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazl'd eyes at the full midday beam ; purging and unsealing her long abused sight at the fountain... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 484 pages
...latter ages. 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 as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid day beam; purging and unsealing... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 492 pages
...latter ages. 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 as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid day beam ; purging and unsealing... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1810 - 684 pages
...in a strong burst of eloquence, " a noble and puissant nation rousing herself, like the strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks: methinks I see her, as an eagle, muing her jnighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam; purging and unsealing her long... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...latter ages. 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 her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her cndazzlcd eyes at the full mid-day beam ; purging and unsealing... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Freedom of the press - 1813 - 634 pages
...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... | |
 | William Godwin - Gods, Greek - 1814 - 342 pages
...Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like the strong man [Samson] 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: purging and unsealing... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Bible - 1816 - 482 pages
...in a strong burst of eloquence, " a noble and puissant nation rousing herself, like the strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks : methinks...see her, as an eagle, muing her mighty youth, and kindled her unthizzled eyes at the full midday beam ; purging and unsealing her long-abused sight at... | |
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