 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
 | Henry Morley - 1868 - 282 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...right, But bow'd 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 1869 - 444 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...helpless right ; But bow'd his comely head Down, as updn a bed. — This was that memorable hour Which first assidfed the forced power : So when they did... | |
 | 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...vulgar spite, To vindicate his helpless right ; But bowed his comely head Down as upon a bed.' (Ode to Cromwell on his return from Ireland.) CHAPTER VI.... | |
 | 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...right ; But bow'd 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... | |
 | 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...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,... | |
 | 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...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,... | |
 | 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 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,... | |
 | 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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