 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
 | Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin) - 1868 - 458 pages
...borne The tragic scaffold might adorn : While round the armed bands 55 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; 60 Nor called the Gods, with vulgar spite, To vindicate his helpless right; But bowed his comely head... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 822 pages
...memorable scene, Bat with his keener eye The axc's edge did try -, Nor cnll'd the gods with vulgar spito To vindicate his helpless right, But bowed his comely head Down as upon a bed. Some of his later verses are tinged with a sort of despair of the Stuart dynasty, as, for instance,... | |
 | William Hennessey Marah - 1869 - 276 pages
...probably witnessed what he describes, writes of this scene : — 'He nothing common did nor mean After 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 bowed his comely head Down... | |
 | Andrew Marvell - 1870 - 224 pages
...borne, The tragic scaffold might ndorn, 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 - 1870 - 224 pages
...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...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1870 - 436 pages
...cheerfully as he was wont to tread the floor of the same hall on a mask night : ' He nothing common did, nor mean Upon that memorable scene : But with his keener...right; But bowed his comely head Down, as upon a bed.' Charles had moreover availed himself with desperate dexterity of the opportunity of standing forth... | |
 | 1870 - 462 pages
...common did or mean Upon that memorable scene ; But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try ; 60 Nor called the Gods, with vulgar spite, To vindicate...right; But bowed his comely head Down, as upon a bed. —This was that memorable hour 65 Which first assured the forced power : So when they did design A... | |
 | English poems - 1870 - 722 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...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,... | |
 | Civil service - 1871 - 264 pages
...in which they were acquired. 10. Explain the meaning of the allusions in these passages : — (a) " He nothing common did or mean, Upon that memorable scene ; But with his keener eye The axe did try, And bowed his comely head Down as upon a bed." (6) " And on the neck of Fortune proud... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1871 - 470 pages
...opinions,— " While round the armed bands Did clasp their bloody hands, He nothing common did or mean, After that memorable scene ; But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try ; Xor called the gods, with vulgar spite, To vindicate his helpless right; But bowed his comely head... | |
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