 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
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1866 - 498 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 hands. HE nothing common did or mean Upon that metnorable scene, But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try : Nor called the gods, with vulgar... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - English poetry - 1867 - 360 pages
...narrow case ; That thence the Royal actor borne The tragic scaffold might adorn : While round the armed hands He nothing common did or mean Upon that memorable...helpless 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... | |
 | Christianity - 1867 - 532 pages
...such a quarter, on the execution of Charles the First, are scarcely so well known as they deserve : '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... | |
 | Henry Morley - Ballads, English - 1868 - 284 pages
...chase To Carisbrook's narrow case, That thence the royal actor borne, The tragic scaffold might adorn, While round the armed bands, Did clap their bloody...helpless 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... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin) - 1868 - 458 pages
...That thence the royal actor borne The tragic scaffold might adorn : While round the armed bands 55 Did clap their bloody hands ; He nothing common did...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... | |
 | English poetry - 1869 - 444 pages
...chase To Carisbrook's narrow case ; That thence the Royal actor borne The tragic scaffold might adorn : While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody...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 - Clergy - 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
...chase To Carisbrook's narrow case; That thence the Royal actor borne The tragic scaffold might adorn : While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody...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... | |
 | Andrew Marvell - 1870 - 224 pages
...chase To Carisbrook's narrow case, That thence the royal actor borne, The tragic scaffold might ndorn, 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,... | |
 | Andrew Marvell - 1870 - 224 pages
...chase To Carisbrook'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,... | |
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