Andrew Marvell Quote
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.
On the execution of charles i
'An Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland' (written 1650)
