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" ... methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty 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 ; while the whole noise of timorous and flocking... "
Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most eminent ... - Page 134
by Elegant extracts - 1812
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The Powers of Genius: A Poem, in Three Parts

John Blair Linn - Genius - 1802 - 196 pages
...noise of timorous and flocking birds, -with those also that love the twilight, flutter about amaz'd at what she means, and in their envious gabble, would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms." Milton's Speech for the Liberty of unlicensed Printing. " Wisdom hath always a good conscience attending...
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The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Life of the Author, Volume 7

John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 pages
...at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance, while the whole noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight flutter about amazed at what she means."" His attack on presbyterian inconsistency is strong and irresistible. " Who cannot discern the fineness...
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Select Speeches, Forensick and Parliamentary: With Prefatory Remarks, Volume 4

Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 484 pages
...at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance ; while the whole noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, flutter about,...envious gabble, would prognosticate a year of sects and schism." Gentlemen, what Milton only saw in his mighty imagination, I see in feet. What he expected,...
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Select Speeches, Forensick and Parliamentary: With Prefatory Remarks, Volume 4

Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 492 pages
...at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance ; while the whole noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, flutter about,...envious gabble, would prognosticate a year of sects and schism." Gentlemen, what Milton only saw in his mighty imagination, I see in fact. What he expected,...
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Flower's Political review and monthly register. (monthly ..., Volume 9

Benjamin Flower - 1811 - 578 pages
...at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance ; while the whole noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means. * * * What should ye do then, should ye suppress all this flowery crop of knowledge and new light sprung...
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Prose Works ...: Containing His Principal Political and ..., Volume 1

John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance ; while the whole noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means. * * What should ye do then, should ye suppress all this flowery crop of knowledge and new light sprung...
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The Speeches of the Hon. Thomas Erskine: (now Lord Erskine), when ..., Volume 2

Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Freedom of the press - 1810 - 470 pages
...the foun" tain itself of heavenly radiance; while the whole " noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those " also that love the twilight, flutter...would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms." Gentlemen, what Milton only saw in his mighty imagination, I see in fact; what he expected, but which...
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The speeches of the hon. Thomas Erskine ... when at the Bar, on ..., Volume 2

Thomas Erskine (1st baron.) - 1810 - 478 pages
...foun~ " tain itself of heavenly radiance ; while the whole " noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those " also that love the twilight, flutter...would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms." Gentlemen, what Milton only saw in his mighty imagination, I see in fact ; what he expected, but which...
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The Life of John Milton

Charles Symmons - 1810 - 690 pages
...at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance, while the whole noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight flutter about amazed at what she means." 8 His attack on presbyterian inconsistency • P. Vv. i. 324. The passage should have ended here with...
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Cobbett's Parliamentary Debates, During the ... Session of the ..., Volume 22

Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1812 - 712 pages
...abused sight at the fountain of heavenly radiance, while the whole noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, flutter about,...amazed at what she means, and in their envious gabble prognosticate a year of sects and schisms." Mr. Marryat. — Mr. Speaker, I should not have presumed...
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