| Andrew Marvell - 1857 - 408 páginas
...borne, The tragic scaffold might adorn, While round the armed bands, Did clap their bloody hands : lie nothing common did, or mean, Upon that memorable scene,...axe's edge did try ; Nor called the gods with vulgar spite To vindicate his helpless right, But bowed his comely head Down, as upon a bed. This was that... | |
| Henry Reed - 1857 - 424 páginas
...actor was brought " The tragic scaffold to adprn, While round the armed bands Did clap their hloody hands. He nothing common did, or mean, Upon that memorable...But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try ; Nor call'd the gods, with vulgar spite, To vindicate his helpless right, But bow'd his comely head Downe... | |
| Quintus Horatius Flaccus - 1857 - 236 páginas
...Cromwell's return from Ireland ends ith an evident and a fine imitation of this ode : " He (Charles I.) nothing common did or mean, Upon that memorable scene,...But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try ; Nor call'd the gods with vulgar spite To vindicate his helpless right ; But bowM his comely head Down,... | |
| Andrew Marvell - 1857 - 420 páginas
...To Carisbrook's narrow case, That thence the royal actor borne, The tragic scaffold might adorn, . While round the armed bands, Did clap their bloody hands : He nothing common did, or mcaiif Upon that memorable scene, But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try ; Nor called the gods... | |
| Eneas Sweetland Dallas - 1864 - 750 páginas
...morning of the 30th January, 1649. Of i his demeanour on the scaffold let Andrew Marvell speak : — While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody...But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try ; Nor call'd the gods with vulgar spight To vindicate his helpless right ! But bow'd bis comely head Down... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1859 - 914 páginas
...did not quote Andrew • ''.. i magnificent linei on Charles I. : — " While round the armed hands hnson has said, after axe'« edge did try ; Vor rall'd the Gods with vulgar spight To vindicate his helpings ri«ht, But... | |
| English confessors - 1860 - 380 páginas
...chase To Carisbrook's narrow case ; That hence the royal actor borne, The tragic scaffold might adorn, While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody...axe's edge did try. Nor called the gods, with vulgar spile, To vindicate his helpless right ! Eut bowed his comely head, Down, as upon a bed. This was that... | |
| Henry Reed - 1860 - 336 páginas
...Milton, — telling how the royal actor was brought " The tragic scaffold to adorn, While round tho armSd bands Did clap their bloody hands. He nothing common...But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try ; Nor call'd the gods, with vulgar spite, To vindicate his helpless right, But bowed his comely head Downe... | |
| Francis Turner Palgrave - 1861 - 356 páginas
...case ; That thence the Royal actor borne The tragic scaffold might adorn : While round the armed bands He nothing common did or mean Upon that memorable...But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try ; Nor call'd the Gods, with vulgar spite, To vindicate his helpless right; But bow'd his comely head Down,... | |
| 1861 - 624 páginas
...To Carisbrook's narrow case : ' That thence the royal actor borne The tragic scaffold might adorn : While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands : ' He nothing common did, nor mean, Upon that memorable scene : But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try : ' Nor called... | |
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