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" 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... "
Proceedings, American Philosophical Society (vol. 104, no. 4, 1960) - Page 408
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1835 - 196 pages
...story, therefore, is beyond the possibility of doubt. DK ENGLlSH WRlTERS ON AMERICA. « Methinks 1 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 her endazzled eyes at the full midday beam. » MtLTON OW THE...
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The Elements of English Composition

David Irving - English language - 1836 - 432 pages
...waies of truth and prosperous vertue, destin'd to become great and honourable in these latter ages. Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation...an eagle muing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazFd eyes at the full midday beam; purging and unsealing her long abused sight at the fountain it...
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Lives of eminent and illustrious Englishmen, ed. by G. G. Cunningham, Volume 3

Englishmen - 1836 - 274 pages
...from our immortal Milton such a remonstrance against restrictions of the press as the following : " Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation,...invincible locks : methinks I see her as an eagle nursing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam ; purging and scaling...
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Select Prose Works, Volume 1

John Milton - 1836 - 448 pages
...ways of truth and prosperous virtue, destined to become great and honourable in these latter ages.l Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation...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...
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The American Monthly Magazine, Volume 1; Volume 7

American literature - 1836 - 694 pages
...express. There is, as a single example, that noble sentence familiar to every reader of English : " Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation,...invincible locks ; methinks I see her as an eagle, rearing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam, purging and unsealing...
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Sketches of English Literature: With Considerations on the Spirit ..., Volume 2

François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - English literature - 1836 - 380 pages
...which whole nations fare the worse. what nation it is whereof ye are, and whereof ye are the governors Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation,...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...
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Literary and Theological Review, Volume 3

Leonard Woods, Charles D. Pigeon - American essays - 1836 - 676 pages
...they may wake up the Church and the nation from their careless repose in fancied security. Already, " methinks I see, in my mind, a noble and puissant nation,...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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The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [pseud.], Volume 1

Washington Irving - 1836 - 250 pages
...AMERICA. •'- Methinks I see in my mind a noble 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 endazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam." MILTON ON THE LIBERTY...
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The Odd Fellows' Magazine

Fraternal organizations - 1838 - 488 pages
...of the first objects of the people. On the aspect of such a period he thus expresses himself: — " Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation,...: methinks I see her as an eagle, muing her mighty young, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day heam ; purging and unsealing her long-abused...
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Lives of Eminent British Statesmen ...: Sir Henry Vane, the Younger; Henry ...

Statesmen - 1838 - 434 pages
..."Areopagitica,'' and there anticipated, in words of fire, the defeat of the sect of presbyterians : — " Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation...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...
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