 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
 | Leigh Hunt - Beauty, Personal - 1847 - 388 pages
...chase To Clarisbrook's narrow case; That thence the royal actor borne The tragic scaffold might adorn, While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody...that memorable scene, But with his keener eye The axes edge did try ; Nor call'd the gods with vulgar spile To vindicate his helpless right, But bow'd... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - London (England) - 1847 - 488 pages
...— 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 ; Nor called the gods, with vulgar spite, To vindicate his helpless right ; But bowed his comely head Down,... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1907 - 684 pages
...Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland,' would not have penned these pathetic Unes : — 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 bow'd his comely head Down,... | |
 | Bartholomew Elliott G. Warburton - 1849 - 604 pages
..." 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 ; Nor called the gods with vulgar spite To vindicate his helpless right, But bowed his comely head Down,... | |
 | Eliot Warburton - Great Britain - 1849 - 620 pages
..." 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 ; Nor called the gods with vulgar spite To vindicate his helpless right, But bowed his comely head Down,... | |
 | Robert Southey - Anecdotes - 1850 - 770 pages
...reason, or rather accompting duty a reason sufficient." CABEW'S Survey of ConueaB. Charles the First. " WHILE round the armed bands Did clap their bloody...with his keener eye, The axe's edge did try ; Nor called the gods with vulgar Bpight To vindicate his helpless right ! But bowed his comely head Down... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - Literary Criticism - 1850 - 324 pages
...chase To Carisbrook's narrow case; That hence the royal actor borne, The tragic scaffold might adorn, While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody...scene, But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try: Abr calif d the gods, with vulgar spite, To vindicate his helpless right! But bowed his comely head,... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - Literary Criticism - 1850 - 326 pages
...chase To Carisbrook's narrow case ; That hence the royal actor borne, The tragic scaffold might adorn, While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody...scene, But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try : JVbr called the gods, with vulgar spite, To vindicate his helpless right ! But bowed his comely head.... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 592 pages
...chase To Carisbrooke's narrow case; That thence the royal actor borne The tragic scaffold might adorn. While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody...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 - Anecdotes - 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... | |
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