 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 called the gods with vulgar spite To vindicate his helpless right, But bowed his comely...  Selections from the Writings of Lord Macaulay - Strona 367autor: Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1877 - Liczba stron: 472Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | 1809 - Liczba stron: 878
...Ode upon Cromwell's return from Ireland." 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 call'd the gods with vulgar spite To vindicate his helpless right, But bow'd his comely head Down as... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1809 - Liczba stron: 446
...Ode upon Cromwell's return from Ireland." 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 with vulgar spitf To vindicate his helpless right, But... | |
 | 1834 - Liczba stron: 566
...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 - Liczba stron: 504
...of the death of Charles I., he says, — " 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 trye : Nor call'd the gods with vulgar spight To vindicate his helplesse right ; l'ii! bow'd his comely... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1823 - Liczba stron: 432
...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...But, with his keener eye, The axe's edge did try, Nor call'd the gods, with vulgar spite, To vindicate his helpless right, But bow'd his comely head THE... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1823 - Liczba stron: 442
...did, or mean, Upon that memorable scene ; But, with his keener eye, The axe's edge did try, Nor call'd the gods, with vulgar spite, To vindicate his 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 "... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - Liczba stron: 1062
...actor borne, The tragic scaffold might adorn. While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands, 'd , not as I oft am wont, of thee, Works of day past,...till this irksome night: Methought Close at mine e bowed his comely head Down, as upon a bed. This was that memorable hour, Which first assured the forced... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1832 - Liczba stron: 346
...magnificent lines on Charles I. : •— " 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 call'd the Gods with vulgar spight To vindicate his helpless right, But bow'd his comely head Do\vn,... | |
 | Charles I (King of England) - 1832 - Liczba stron: 372
...did nor mean After that memorable scene ; But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try : Nor call'd the gods, with vulgar spite, To vindicate his helpless...right ; But bow'd his comely head Down as upon a bed." Ode to Cromwell, on his Return from Ireland. 1 History of the Commonwealth, vol. ii. 692. MEMOIR OF... | |
 | Charles I (King of England) - 1832 - Liczba stron: 372
...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 axe's edge did try : Nor call'd the gods, with vulgar spite, To vindicate his helpless right; But bow'd his comely head Down... | |
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