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Quotation from Areopagitica by John Milton
“Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks”
Areopagitica, Peroration (Project Gutenberg text)
England pictured as Samson rising, in Milton's praise of the nation's spirit of inquiry.
Citation: "Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks" — John Milton, Areopagitica, Peroration (Project Gutenberg text). (id areopagitica-q6)
Portrait: John Milton, aged about 21, anonymous, Public domain.
