 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...  The Monthly anthology, and Boston review - Page 3111809Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1834 - 566 pages
...the " Royal Actor," for so he also styles him, even in addressing Cronlwell. Marvel speaks : — " He nothing common did or mean Upon that memorable...scene; But, with his keener eye, The axe's edge did trye. Nor called the gods, with vulgar spite, t To vindicate his helpless right ; But bowed his comely... | |
 | 1838 - 504 pages
...cultivated poetry and verse, would have shone as a poet. Speaking of the death of Charles I., he says, — " While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody...scene ; But with his keener eye, The axe's edge did trye : Nor call'd the gods with vulgar spight To vindicate his helplesse right ; l'ii! bow'd his comely... | |
 | Reuben Percy - Autographs - 1823 - 442 pages
...Cromwell. Alluding to the execution of the monarch, he says : — " While round the armed bands Did clasp their bloody hands, He nothing common did, or mean,...helpless right, But bow'd his comely head Down as upon a bed." THE SENSE OF THE NATION. IN the year 1710, a pamphlet of ninety-one pages was published, entitled... | |
 | Reuben Percy - Autographs - 1823 - 432 pages
...Cromwell. Alluding to the execution of the monarch, he says : — " While round the armed bands Did clasp their bloody hands, He nothing common did, or mean,...vindicate his helpless right, But bow'd his comely head THE SENSE OF THE NATION. IN the year 1710, a pamphlet of ninety-one pages was published, entitled "... | |
 | Reuben Percy - Autographs - 1823 - 436 pages
...Cromwell. Alluding to the execution of the monarch, he says :— " 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,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...chase To Carisbrook's narrow case; That thence the royal actor borne, The tragic scaffold might adorn. p. The good old si called the Gods, with vulgar spite, To. vindicate his helpless right; But bowed his comely head Down,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - Poets, English - 1832 - 346 pages
...surprised that Bishop Heber did not quote Andrew Marvell's magnificent lines on Charles I. : •— " While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody...axe's edge did try; Nor call'd the Gods with vulgar spight To vindicate his helpless right, But bow'd his comely head Do\vn, as upon a bed." — E.] Defy... | |
 | Charles I (King of England) - Great Britain - 1832 - 372 pages
...have witnessed what he describes, writes of this scene : — " He nothing common did nor mean After that memorable scene ; But with his keener eye The...helpless right; But bow'd his comely head Down as upon a bed." Ode to Cromvielt, an his Return from Ireland1 History of the Commonwealth, vol. ii. 692. MEMOIR... | |
 | Hartley Coleridge - Biography - 1833 - 764 pages
...To Carisbrook's narrow case ; That thence the royal actor borne, The tragic scaffold might adorne, While round the armed bands, Did clap their bloody...mean, Upon that memorable scene; But with his keener ege, The axe's edge did trge. Nor calfd the Gods with vulgar spight, To vindicate his helplessc right... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1833 - 350 pages
...round the armed hands Did clap their hloody hands, He nothing common did, or mean, Upon that memorahle scene ; But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try; Nor call'd the Gods with vulgar spight To vindicate his helpless right, But how'd his comely head Down, as upon a hed." — E.] Defy... | |
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