 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs - 1948 - 456 pages
...abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance, while the whole noise of timorous and mocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means, and in their envious gabble would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms." '4 Milton, Areopagitica.... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee - 1948 - 70 pages
...abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance, while the whole noise of timorous and mocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means, and in their envious gabble would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms.74 » Milton, Areopagitica.... | |
 | Marcus Cunliffe - 1959 - 232 pages
...her long abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance; while the whole noise of rimorous and flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means, and in their envious gabble would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms." A fine piece of spread-eagle... | |
 | 1909 - 378 pages
...unsealing her long abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance, while the whole noise1™ of timorous and flocking birds, with those also that...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,... | |
 | Paul M. Dowling - 1995 - 160 pages
...England's future, his second seems pessimistic about her past. "Methinks I see her as an Eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes...twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means, and in their envious gabble would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms" (II, 558). A rejection... | |
 | Craig Kallendorf - 1999 - 276 pages
...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;...twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means, and in their envious gabble would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms. The prose reference is... | |
 | John Milton - 2003 - 1012 pages
...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,...twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means, and in their envious gabble0 would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms. What should ye do then,... | |
 | John Milton - 2006 - 102 pages
...rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible looks: methinks I see her as an eagle muing her mighty youth, and kindling her...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,... | |
 | John Milton - 2006 - 78 pages
...rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible looks: methinks I see her as an eagle muing her mighty youth, and kindling her...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,... | |
 | Ernest Pertwee - 2006 - 281 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;...twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means, and in their envious gabble would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms.' Gentlemen, what Milton... | |
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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 midday beam ; purging... 
