 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...  Pacific Educational Journal - Page 251888Full view - About this book
 | R. C. H. Morison - 1901 - 520 pages
...new sport to banish care, And to his jester cried : ' Sir Fool, The jester doffed his cap and 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 Upon the monarch's silken stool ; His pleading... | |
 | George Riddle - 1902 - 648 pages
...jester cried, "Sir Fool, Kneel now, and make for us a prayer!' The jester doffed his cap and bells, And stood the mocking court before : They could not...pleading voice arose: "O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! "No pity, Lord, could change the heart From red with wrong to white as wool ; The rod must heal the... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1902 - 370 pages
...jester cried : " Sir Fool, Kneel now, and make for us a prayer ! " The jester doffed his cap and bells, And stood the mocking court before ; They could not...monarch's silken stool ; His pleading voice arose : " 0 Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " No pity, Lord, could change the heart From red with wrong... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1902 - 370 pages
...jester cried : " Sir Fool, Kneel now, and make for us a prayer !" The jester doffed his cap and bells, And stood the mocking court before; They could not...bitter smile Behind the painted grin he wore. He bowed bis head, and bent his knee Upon the monarch's silken stool; His pleading voice arose: " O Lord, Be... | |
 | Elia Wilkinson Peattie - 1903 - 252 pages
...jester cried: "Sir Fool, Kneel now, and make for us a prayer!" The jester doffed his cap and bells, And stood the mocking court before; They could not...pleading voice arose: "O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool! "No pity, Lord, could change the heart From red with wrong to white as wool; The rod must heal the... | |
 | Charles Peters - 1904 - 360 pages
...jester cried : ' Sir Fool, Kneel now, and make for us a prayer ! ' The jester doffed his cap and bells. And stood the mocking court before ; They could not...pleading voice arose : ' O Lord Be merciful to me, a fool ! ' No pity, Lord, could change the heart From red with wrong to white as wool ; The rod must heal... | |
 | 1904 - 542 pages
...jester cried : " Sir Fool, Kneel now, and make for us a prayer ! " The jester doffed his cap and bells, And stood the mocking court before ; They could not...voice arose : " O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " No pity, Lord, could change the heart . From red with wrong to white as wool : The rod must heal... | |
 | Robert McLean Cumnock - 1904 - 312 pages
...jester cried, " Sir Fool, Kneel now, and make for us a prayer ! " The jester doffed his cap and bells, And stood the mocking court before : They could not...voice arose : " O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " No pity, Lord, could change the heart From red with wrong to white as wool ; The rod must heal... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale (Jr.) - 1904 - 520 pages
..." The jester doffed his cap and bells, And stood the mocking court before ' They could not see his bitter smile Behind the painted grin he wore. He bowed...pleading voice arose, " O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " No pity, Lord, could change the heart From red with wrong to white as wool The rod must heal the... | |
 | Sarah Parke Morrison - 1904 - 322 pages
...THE FOOL'S PRAYER. [TO HEAD CORRECTIONS.] [Let everybody read this in full!] * * # "For us a prayer!" He bowed his head, and bent his knee Upon the monarch's...voice arose: " O, Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! ' ' ' Earth bears no balsam for mistakes; Men crown the knave, and scourge the tool That did his... | |
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