 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.  The Eclectic Review - Side 2531840Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Samuel Rawson Gardiner - 1891 - 752 sider
...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. MarvelTs verses embodied his own recollections of the external dignity of the man. A little book, which... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1892 - 480 sider
...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. This was that memorable honr, Which first assured the forced power; So when they did design The Capitol's... | |
 | Dante Alighieri - 1892 - 448 sider
...common did or mean Upon that memorable scene, But with his keener eye Nor called the gods with Vufgar spite To vindicate his helpless right, But bowed his comely head Down as upon a bed. The following are Some of the considerations ^hich suggested the employment of MarvelFs pOern as a... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1893 - 462 sider
...is pure spirit also. " He nothing- common did or mean Upon that memorable scene, Nor called the gods with vulgar spite, To vindicate his helpless 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 gallowstree ! We read... | |
 | Samuel Rawson Gardiner - 1893 - 450 sider
...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. Marvell's verses embodied his own recollections of the external dignity of the man. A little book,... | |
 | Thomas Wentworth Higginson - 1894 - 392 sider
...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." The army was now supreme in England and Scotland, so that Cromwell was at liberty to turn his attention... | |
 | Samuel Harden Church - 1894 - 564 sider
...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." He was universally known to be, in his private life, as pure a King as ever wore a crown. His passionate... | |
 | 1895 - 416 sider
...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. MARVELL. 31 / count myself in nothing else so happy As in a soul remembering my good friends. KINO... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1895 - 530 sider
...adorn, While round the armed bands, 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. This was that memorable hour, Which first assured the forced power; So, when they did design The capitol's... | |
 | Alfred John Church - 1896 - 242 sider
...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." THE END. ADVERTISEMENTS. WORKS BY REV. AJ CHURCH. HEROES AND KINGS. Stories from the Greek. Sixth Thousand.... | |
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