 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 - Sayfa 2861868Tam görünüm - Bu kitap hakkında
 | Jarrold and sons, ltd - 1872 - 276 sayfa
...death, and beheaded at Whitehall, 1649. His constancy and Christian conduct at the last were remarkable. 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,... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1872 - 582 sayfa
...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 hio comely head Down,... | |
 | Andrew Marvell - 1872 - 562 sayfa
...The tragic scaffold might adorne ; While round the armfed bands • 55 Did clap their bludy hands. He nothing common did or mean, Upon that memorable scene, But with his keener eye The axe's edge did trye ; 60 Nor called the gods, with vulgar spight, To vindicate his helplesse right ; But bowed his... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1873 - 480 sayfa
...have envied it at the close of his usurpation. Marvell, a lover of liberty, has done it justice : — "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 h'jlpless right, But bowed his comely head Down... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1874 - 496 sayfa
...envied it at the close of his usurpation. Marvell, a lover of liberty, has done it justice : — " 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 as... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1874 - 600 sayfa
...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,... | |
 | Bertha Meriton Gardiner - 1874 - 404 sayfa
...gentlemen who touched its edge while he was speaking ; " that may hurt me." In the words of Marvell : " He nothing common did or mean Upon that memorable scene, But with his keener eye The ftxe's edge did try ; Nor call'd the gods with vulgar spite To vindicate his helpless right ; But bow'd... | |
 | George Fyler Townesend - 1874 - 236 sayfa
...— " While round the armed bands Did clasp their bloody hands, He nothing common did or mean, Amid that memorable scene ; But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try.f Maldou and Earl of Essex, 20th of April, 1661 ; 2. Henry, created a Knight of the Bath at the... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1875 - 356 sayfa
...; He nothing common did or mean Upon that memorable acene, But with his keener eye The axe's «dge did try ; Nor call'd the Gods, with vulgar spite,...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... | |
 | 1875 - 844 sayfa
...lines to celebrate Charles's royal demeanour on the scaffold — 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... | |
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