 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 head Down, as upon a...  A History of French Literature - Seite 270von Charles Henry Conrad Wright - 1912 - 964 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Robert Southey - 1850 - 770 Seiten
...Charles the First. " WHILE round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands ; He nothing common did or mean Upon that memorable scene ; But with his keener...axe's edge did try ; Nor called the gods with vulgar Bpight To vindicate his helpless right ! But bowed his comely head Down as upon a bed." A x I>H i \\... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1850 - 324 Seiten
...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,... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1850 - 326 Seiten
...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.... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 Seiten
...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...right; But bowed his comely head Down, as upon a bed. And he who wrote this was Cromwell's Latin Secretary ! and Cromwell's other Latin Secretary was Milton... | |
 | Edward Parry - 1851 - 532 Seiten
..." While round, the aimed bands Did clasp their bloody hands, He nothing common did or mean Upon the memorable scene : But with his keener eye The axe's...right, But bowed his comely head Down, as upon a bed." OLIVER CROMWELL, although not a royal person, may in some respects be looked upon as such. During the... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1851 - 768 Seiten
...Charles the First " WHILE round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands ; Ho nothing common did or mean Upon that memorable scene ; But with his keener...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." ANDREW MARVELL.... | |
 | 1852 - 302 Seiten
...monarch his pity and respect. f[e nothing common did or mean, ^- ' ; Upon that memorable scene ; 13ut with his keener eye, ' • The axe's edge did try...right ! But bowed his comely head Down, as upon a bed. If we may take Marvell's ode on Cromwell's return from Ireland, from which we have quoted, as au authority,... | |
 | Archer Gurney - 1852 - 406 Seiten
...Charles, they owe. \TI7HILE 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 spite To vindicate his helpless right, But bow'd his comely head Down,... | |
 | Hartley Coleridge - 1852 - 440 Seiten
...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 tiy. Nor call'd the Gods with vulgar spight, To vindicate his helpless right : But bowed his comely... | |
 | Biographical magazine - 1853 - 586 Seiten
...Charles as necessary, accorded to the fallen monarch his pity and respect. JJe nothing common did or mean, Upon that memorable scene ; But with his keener...right ! But bowed his comely head Down, as upon a bed. If we may take Marvell's ode on Cromwell's return from Ireland, from which we have quoted, as an authority,... | |
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