 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 mean Upon that memorable scene, But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try; Nor call'd the Gods,...  Littell's Living Age - Page 2861868Full view - About this book
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 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 called the gods, with vulgar spite, To vindicate his helpless right; But bowed his comely head Down,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1851 - 768 pages
...Survey of Conuraii. Charles the First " WHILE round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands ; Ho nothing common did or mean Upon that memorable scene...with his keener eye, The axe's edge did try ; Nor called the gods with vulgar spight To vindicate his helpless right ! But bowed his comely head Down... | |
 | Edward Parry - 1851 - 532 pages
..." While round, the aimed bands Did clasp their bloody hands, He nothing common did or mean Upon the 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 comely head Down,... | |
 | 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...right, But bow'd his comely head Down, as upon a bed. AS DBEW M ARVELL, AND here lies One, whose tragic name -^*- A reverential thought may claim ; That... | |
 | 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...axe's edge did try. Nor call'd the Gods with vulgar spight, To vindicate his helpless right : But bowed his comely head Down, as upon a bed. This was that... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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...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, as upon a bed. Magnificent... | |
 | 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...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 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... | |
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