 The jester doffed his cap and bells, And stood the mocking court before; , They could not see the bitter smile Behind the painted grin he wore. He bowed his head, and bent his knee Upon the monarch's silken stool; His pleading voice arose: "O Lord, Be...  The Poetical Works of Edward Rowland Sill - Page 245by Edward Rowland Sill - 1906 - 423 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1879 - 978 pages
...wore. He bowed his head, and bent his knee Upon the monarch's silken stool; His pleading voice arose: " O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool! " No pity, Lord,...sin; but, Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool! " 'T is not by guilt the onward sweep Of truth and right, O Lord, we stay; 'T is by our follies that so long... | |
 | George Melville Baker - 1879 - 734 pages
...He bowed his head and bent his knee Upon the monarch's silken stool ; His pleading voice arose : " O Lord, . , •;. Be merciful to me, a fool! . .......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
...He bowed his head, and bent his knee Upon the monarch's silken stool ; His pleading voice arose : " O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! "No pity, Lord,...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... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1887 - 134 pages
...He bowed his head, and bent his knee Upon the monarch's silken stool ; His pleading voice arose : " O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " No pity, Lord,...the heart From red with wrong to white as wool ; The Fool's Prayer 6j The rod must heal the sin : but Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " 'T is not by guilt... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1887 - 136 pages
...Upon the monarch's silken stool ; His pleading voice arose : " O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! The rod must heal the sin : but Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " "T is not by guilt the onward sweep Of truth and right, O Lord, we stay ; 'T is by our follies that so long... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1887 - 134 pages
...Upon the monarch's silken stool ; His pleading voice arose : " O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! The rod must heal the sin : but Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " 'T is not by guilt the onward sweep Of truth and right, O Lord, we stay ; 'T is by our follies that so long... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1889 - 122 pages
...knee Upon the monarch's silken stool; His pleading voice arose : " O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool! The rod must heal the sin : but Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool! " 'T is not by guilt the onward sweep Of truth and right, O Lord, we stay; Tis by our follies that so long... | |
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