 He nothing common did or mean Upon 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, as upon a bed.  Notes and Queries - Página 1591893Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | William Ernest Henley - 1891 - 404 páginas
...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...right, But bowed his comely head Down, as upon a bed. This was that memorable hour Which first assured the forced power: So, when they did design The Capitol's... | |
 | William Ernest Henley - 1891 - 394 páginas
...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...right, But bowed his comely head Down, as upon a bed. This was that memorable hour Which first assured the forced power: So, when they did design The Capitol's... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1901 - 324 páginas
...himself, and his sword is pure spirit also. " He nothing common did or mean i Upon that memorable scene, Nor called the gods with vulgar spite, To vindicate...right ; But bowed his comely head Down as upon a bed" What a transit was that of his horizontal body alone, but just • cut down from the gallows-tree I... | |
 | Andrew Marvell - 1985 - 324 páginas
...bloody hands. He nothing common did or mean Upon that memorable scene : But with his keener eye 60 The axe's edge did try : Nor called the gods with...right, But bowed his comely head, Down, as upon a bed. This was that memorable hour Which first assured the forced power. So when they did design The Capitol's... | |
 | R. Wilcher - 1985 - 214 páginas
...their bloody hands. He nothing common did or mean Upon that memorable scene: But with his keener eye 60 The axe's edge did try: Nor called the gods with vulgar...right, But bowed his comely head, Down, as upon a bed. This was that memorable hour Which first assured the forced power. So when they did design The Capitol's... | |
 | Robert Fraser - 1986 - 368 páginas
...the energy of those who must supplant them: He nothing common did or mean Upon that memorable scene: But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try: Nor called the Gods with vulgar spight To vindicate his helpless right, But bow'd his comely head Down as upon a bed.19 Between this... | |
 | Robert Malcolm Smuts - 1987 - 340 páginas
...his life with the meekness of God the Son: He nothing common did, nor mean Upon that memorahle scene, But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try; Nor...the gods with vulgar spite To vindicate his helpless tight; But howed his comely head Down as upon a hed. ' The frontispiece of Eikon Basilike, the lirtle... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1992 - 260 páginas
...himself, and his sword is pure spirit also. "He nothing common did or mean Upon that memorable scene.... Nor called the gods with vulgar spite, To vindicate...right; But bowed his comely head Down, as upon a bed." What a transit was that of his horizontal body alone, but just cut down from the gallows-tree! We read... | |
 | Richard Jenkyns - 1992 - 526 páginas
...pathos giving eredit where eredit is due: He nothing common did or mean Upon that memorable scene; But 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 as upon a bed. (57-64) The ingenious... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 páginas
...nothing common did or mean Upon that memorable scene; But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try: 60 Nor called the gods with vulgar spite To vindicate...right; But bowed his comely head Down as upon a bed, This was that memorable hour Which first assured the forced power. So when they did design The Capitol's... | |
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