 The royal feast was done; the King Sought some new sport to banish care. And to his 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 see the bitter smile...  A Library of American Literature... - Page 89by Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1889Full view - About this book
 | 1905 - 528 pages
...new sport to banish care, And to his jester cried: "Sir Fool, Kneel now, and make for us a prayer!' The jester doffed his cap and bells, And stood the...monarch's silken stool; His pleading voice arose: "O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool! "No pity, Lord, could change the heart "Tis not by guilt the onward... | |
 | 1905 - 636 pages
...new sport to banish care, And to his jester cried : " Sir Fool, Kneel now, and make for us a prayer!" The jester doffed his cap and bells, And stood the...the monarch's silken stool; His pleading voice arose : " 0 Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! "No pity, Lord, can change the heart From red with wrong to... | |
 | Joe Mitchell Chapple - 1905 - 472 pages
...new sport to banish care. And to his jester cried : "Sir Fool, Kneel now. and make for us a prayer!' The jester doffed his cap and bells. And stood the...monarch's silken stool ; His pleading voice arose : "O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! "No pity. Lord, could change the heart From red with wrong to... | |
 | Joe Mitchell Chapple - 1905 - 504 pages
...new sport to banish care, And to his jester cried: "Sir Fool, Kneel now, and make for us a prayer!" The jester doffed his cap and bells, And stood the...monarch's silken stool; His pleading voice arose: "O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool! 'No pity, Lord, could change the heart From red with wrong to white... | |
 | California Teachers Association - 1911 - 600 pages
...new sport to banish care, And to his jester cried: "Sir Fool, Kneel now, and make for us a prayer!" The jester doffed his cap and bells, And stood 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 wrong to... | |
 | Henry Van Dyke, Hardin Craig - 1905 - 338 pages
...new sport to banish care, And to his jester cried: "Sir Fool, Kneel now, and make for us a prayer!" 4 The jester doffed his cap and bells, And stood the...the bitter smile Behind the painted grin he wore. 8 He bowed his head, and bent his knee Upon the monarch's silken stool; His pleading voice arose: "... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1906 - 458 pages
...sport to banish care, And to his jester cried : " Sir Fool, ยป Kneel now, and make for us a prayer ! " The jester doffed his cap and bells, And stood the...monarch's silken stool ; His pleading voice arose : u O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " No pity, Lord, could change the heart From red with wrong... | |
 | Francis Fisher Browne - 1906 - 548 pages
...feast was done ; the king Sought some new sport to banish care, And to his jester cried, "Sir Fool, The jester doffed his cap and bells, And stood the...monarch's silken stool ; His pleading voice arose : "O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! "No pity, Lord, could change the heart From red with wrong to... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1906 - 468 pages
...sport to banish care, And to his jester cried : " Sir Fool, Kneel now, and make for us a prayer ! " * The jester doffed his cap and bells, And stood the...and bent his knee Upon the monarch's silken stool j His pleading voice arose : " O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " No pity, Lord, could change the... | |
 | 1906 - 334 pages
...and make for us a prayer!" The jester doffed his cap and hells. And stood the mocking court hefore ; They could not see the bitter smile Behind the painted...monarch's silken stool ; His pleading voice arose : "O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool! "No pity, Lord, can change the heart Prom red with wrong to white... | |
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