 Tis not by guilt the onward sweep Of truth and right. O Lord, we stay; Tis by our follies that so long We hold the earth from heaven away. "These clumsy feet, still in the mire, Go crushing blossoms without end; These hard, well-meaning hands we thrust...  Poems - Page 62by Edward Rowland Sill - 1887 - 112 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Melville Baker - 1879 - 734 pages
...bells, And stood the mocking court before : , They could not see the bitter smile Behind the patient grin he wore. He bowed his head and bent his knee...heal the sin ; but, Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool! •• . • . 1 t'- ''.^ '.*•-••' , • '* " 'Tis not by guilt the onward sweep Of truth and... | |
 | 1883 - 804 pages
...knee Upon the monarch's silken stool; His pleading voice arose : " 0 Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool 1 "No pity, Lord, could change the heart From red with...heal the sin ; but, Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool 1 " 'Tis not by guilt the onward sweep » Of truth and right, O Lord, we stay ; Tis by our follies... | |
 | 1885 - 470 pages
...Upon the monarch's silken stool ; His pleading voice arose : " O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool I " No pity, Lord, could change the heart From red with...heal the sin ; but, Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool I " "Tis by our guilt the onward sweep Of truth and light, O Lord, we stay; T is by our follies that... | |
 | Slason Thompson - 1886 - 474 pages
...for us and make a prayer ! " The jester doffed his cap and bells. And stood the mocking court before; He bowed his head, and bent his knee Upon the monarch's...heal the sin ; but, Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " 'Tis by our guilt the onward sweep Of truth and light, O Lord, we stay; 'T is by our follies that... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1889 - 700 pages
...bowed his head, and bent his knee Upon the monarch's silken stool; His pleading voice arose : " О Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! "No pity, Lord,...heal the sin : but Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " 'Tis not by guilt the onward sweep Of truth and right, О Lord, we stay; 'Tis by our follies that... | |
 | 1889 - 656 pages
...Be merciful to me, a fool ! "No pky, Lord, could change the heart From red with wrong to white ¡is wool ; The rod must heal the sin : but, Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! "'Tie not by guilt the onward sweep Oftruth and right, О Lord, we stay ; 'Tis by our follies that... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1890 - 458 pages
...No pity, Lord, could change the heart From red with wrong to white as wool ; The rod must heid tiie sin : but Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " 'T is not by gnilt the onward sweep Of truth and right, () Lord, we stay ; 'T is by our follies that so long We... | |
 | Oakland (Calif.). First Unitarian Church. Ladies - 1891 - 108 pages
...day needs, that shalt thou ask, Each day will set its proper task. —Goethe. THE FOOL'S PRAYER. The royal feast was done ; the King Sought some new sport...heal the sin : but Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! '"Tis not by guilt the onward sweep Of truth and right, O Lord, we stay; 'Tis by our follies that... | |
 | Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen, Goodridge Bliss Roberts - 1891 - 796 pages
...stool ; His pleading voice, " O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " No pity, Lord, could change tbe heart From red with wrong to white as wool — The...heal the sin ; but, Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " 'Tis not by guilt the onward sweep Of truth and right, O Lord, we stay ; 'Tis by our follies that... | |
 | Josiah Royce - 1892 - 598 pages
...that I may venture to repeat the most of them : — " The royal feast was done ; the king Sought out some new sport to banish care) And to his jester cried...heal the sin ; but Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " ' Tis not by guilt the onward sweep Of truth and right, O Lord, we stay ; "I' is by our follies... | |
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