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 - Página 2861868Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| Leigh Hunt - 1847 - 298 páginas
...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...his keener eye The axe's edge did try; Nor call'd tke gods with vulgar spite To vindicate his helpless right, But bow'd his comely head Down, as upon... | |
| 1847 - 810 páginas
...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,... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1847 - 388 páginas
...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 axes edge did try ; Nor call'd the gods with vulgar spile To vindicate his helpless right, But bow'd... | |
| John Heneage Jesse - 1847 - 488 páginas
...— 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,... | |
| 1907 - 684 páginas
...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,... | |
| Eliot Warburton - 1849 - 620 páginas
..." 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,... | |
| Bartholomew Elliott G. Warburton - 1849 - 604 páginas
..." 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 - 1850 - 770 páginas
...CABEW'S Survey of ConueaB. Charles the First. " WHILE round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands ; He nothing common did or mean Upon that memorable...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 - 1850 - 326 páginas
...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 : JVbr called the gods, with vulgar spite, To vindicate his helpless right ! But bowed his comely head.... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - 1850 - 324 páginas
...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: Abr calif d the gods, with vulgar spite, To vindicate his helpless right! But bowed his comely head,... | |
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