 | 1875 - 786 pages
...celebrate Charles's royal demeanour on the scaffold — " He nothing common did or mean Upon the 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... | |
 | 1875 - 844 pages
...celebrate Charles's royal demeanour on the scaffold — He nothing common did or mean Upon the 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... | |
 | Bertha Meriton Cordery Gardiner, James Surtees Phillpotts, B. Cordery (Meriton) - 1876 - 420 pages
..." that may hurt me." In the words of Marvell : " 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, as upon a bed." " I go from... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1876 - 508 pages
...most perfect skill and the t exquisite feeling. "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 spile, To vindicate his helpless right, But bow'd his comely head Down... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1876 - 506 pages
...most perfect skill and the most exquisite feeling. " 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 bow'd his comely head Down... | |
 | William Collins - 1877 - 104 pages
...round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands; HJ 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,... | |
 | Emma Dent - 1877 - 528 pages
...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,... | |
 | David Masson - 1877 - 668 pages
...King. Of Charles on the scaffold he says : — " 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... | |
 | David Masson - 1877 - 664 pages
...King. Of Charles on the scaffold he says : — " 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... | |
 | Robert Owen - 1880 - 536 pages
...Marvell are the noblest tribute to his memory : " 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, as upon a bed." I do not question... | |
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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, as upon a bed. 
