 While round the armed bands Did clasp their bloody hands, He nothing common did, or mean, Upon that memorable scene; The axe's edge did try, Nor call'd the gods, with vulgar spite, To vindicate his helpless right, But, with his keener eye, But bow'd...  Relics of Literature - Pagina 378door Reuben Percy - 1823 - 400 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Charles I (King of England) - 1832 - 372 pagina’s
...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 bow'd his comely head Down as upon a bed." Ode to Cromvielt, an his Return from Ireland1 History of... | |
 | Charles I (King of England) - 1832 - 372 pagina’s
...this scene: — " He nothing common did uor 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 bow'd his comely head Down as upon a bed." Ode to Cromwell, on his Return from Ireland, 1 History of... | |
 | Charles I (King of England) - 1832 - 374 pagina’s
...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 bow'd his comely head Down as upon a bed." Ode to Cromwell, on his Return from Ireland1 History of... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1833 - 350 pagina’s
...quote Andrew Marvell's magnificent lines on Charles I.: — ** 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 with vulgar spight To vindicate... | |
 | George Daniel - 1835 - 366 pagina’s
...to Puritanism: " He nothing common did or 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 bow'd his comely head, Down as upon a bed !" The infidel is not a greater foe to religion than the... | |
 | George Daniel - 1835 - 376 pagina’s
...to Puritanism: " He nothing common did or 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 bow'd his comely head, Down as upon a bed !" The infidel is not a greater foe to religion than the... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1835 - 348 pagina’s
...not quote Andrew MarveU'a magnificent lines on Charles I.: — " While round the armed bands Bid 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 with vulgar spight To vindicate... | |
 | Joseph Moyle Sherer - 1836 - 762 pagina’s
...II. N CHAP. XVIII. 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 bow'd bis comely head Down as upon a bed. MAKVELL. •.S9fl FROM the hour of his brother's untimely... | |
 | Hartley Coleridge - 1836 - 774 pagina’s
...thence the royal actor borne, The tragic scaflbld might adorne, While round the armed hands, 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 trye. Nor caird the Gods with vulgar spighJ, To vindicate... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1838 - 372 pagina’s
...Commonwealth's-men. It is 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 scene; But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try: Nor call'd the Gods with vulgar spight To vindicate... | |
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