 While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands ; He nothing common did, or mean, Upon that memorable scene, But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try ; Nor called the gods with vulgar spite To vindicate his helpless right, But bowed his...  The Living Age - Page 1941912Full view - About this book
 | Archer Gurney - 1852 - 406 pages
...Heaven for thee, Great Charles, they owe. \TI7HILE round the armed bands * Did clap their bloody 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 Down,... | |
 | Hartley Coleridge - 1852 - 444 pages
...actor borne, The tragic scaffold might adorn, While rmmd the armed bands Did clap their bloody 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 spight, To vindicate his helpless right : But bowed his comely head Down,... | |
 | Hartley Coleridge - 1852 - 440 pages
...actor borne, The tragic scaffold might adorn, While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands : He nothing common did, or mean, Upon that memorable...scene ; But with his keener eye, The axe's edge did tiy. Nor call'd the Gods with vulgar spight, To vindicate his helpless right : But bowed his comely... | |
 | Richard Cattermole - 1852 - 412 pages
...his head fell, severed by the executioner at one blow, 'a dismal groan issued from the crowd :' ' lie nothing common did, or mean, Upon that memorable scene ; But with his keener eye The axe-s edge did try : Nor called the gods, v, ii li vulgar spite, To vindicate his hoi pies« right... | |
 | Biographical magazine - 1853 - 586 pages
...the death of the First Charles as necessary, accorded to the fallen monarch his pity and respect. JJe nothing common did or mean, Upon that memorable scene...right ! But bowed his comely head Down, as upon a bed. If we may take Marvell's ode on Cromwell's return from Ireland, from which we have quoted, as an authority,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1853 - 430 pages
...thus finely described by Andrew Marvell : — While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody 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 spight To vindicate his helpless right ; But bow'd his comely head Down,... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853 - 538 pages
...borne, The tnijii« sciiffoU might udonie, While round the armed band», Did clap their bloody hand» : He nothing common did, or mean, Upon that memorable scene ; But with his keener eye, The are'» edge did trye. ffor calTd the Gods mith vulgar sptyht, To »indicate his helplesse right : But... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1853 - 606 pages
...upon the death of the First Charles as necessary, accorded to the fallen monarch his pity and respect. He nothing common did or mean, Upon that memorable scene ; But with hie keener eye, The axe's edge did try : Nor called the gods, with vulgar spite, To vindicate hie helpless... | |
 | Andrew Marvell - 1857 - 408 pages
...actor home, The tragic scaffold might adorn, While round the armed bands, Did clap their bloody hands : He nothing common did, or mean, Upon that memorable...right, But bowed his comely head Down, as upon a bed. This was that memorable hour, Which first assured the forced power; So, when they did design The. capitol's... | |
 | Andrew Marvell - 1857 - 408 pages
...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,...right, But bowed his comely head Down, as upon a bed. This was that memorable hour, Which first assured the forced power; So, when they did design The capitol's... | |
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