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... Lectures on the British Poets - Page 259by Henry Reed - 1860Full view - About this book
| John Heneage Jesse - Great Britain - 1840 - 550 pages
...— 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,... | |
| Literature - 1841 - 500 pages
...party. 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, Down, as upon a bed. But bowed... | |
| United States - 1842 - 712 pages
...narrow case ; That hence the royal actor borne, The tragic scaffold might adorn, While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands. HE nothing common...But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try : Nor called the gods, with vulgar spite, To vindicate his helpless risrht ; But bowed his comely head, Down,... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1842 - 866 pages
...Andrew I'S magnificent lines on Charles I. : — " While round the armed hands Did clap their Moody rce that secret bower But those who watch the women's...Son of a slave" — the Pacha said — " From unbel callM the Gods with vulgar spight To »indicate his helpless right, But uow'u his comely head Down,... | |
| William Alexander Mackinnon - Civilization - 1846 - 444 pages
...were probably participated by his class, and responded to by the nation. " "While round the armecl bands Did clap their bloody hands, He nothing common...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,... | |
| Leigh Hunt - Beauty, Personal - 1847 - 350 pages
...narrow case ; That thence the royal actor borne The tragic scaffold might adorn, While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands. HE nothing common...vulgar spite To vindicate his helpless right, But bow'd his comely head Down, as upon a bed. The emphatic cadence of this couplet, — Bow'd his comely... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1847 - 880 pages
...Heher did not quote Andrew Mir veil's magnificent lines on Charles I. : — " While round the armed , spight To vindicate his helpless right, But bow'd his comely head Down, as upon a ued."J ' [See APPENDIX... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1847 - 298 pages
...narrow case; That thence the royal actor borne The tragic scaffold might adorn, While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands. HE nothing common...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 pages
...Alcaic Ode : "That thence the royal actor borne The tragic scaffold might adorn : While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands ; He nothing common...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 - Beauty, Personal - 1847 - 388 pages
...narrow case; That thence the royal actor borne The tragic scaffold might adorn, While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands. HE nothing common...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... | |
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