 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...  Poems - Page 62by Edward Rowland Sill - 1887 - 112 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Georgine Burchill, William Louis Ettinger, Edgar Dubs Shimer - 1919 - 280 pages
...his affairs. — ARABIAN NIGHTS. 194 THE FOOL'S PRAYER The royal feast was done ; the King Sought out some new sport to banish care, And to his jester cried...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... | |
 | Samuel Silas Curry - 1907 - 328 pages
...sport to banish care, And to his jester cried, " Sir Fool, Kneel now, and make for us a prayer I " The jester doffed his cap and bells, And stood the...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... | |
 | 1920 - 202 pages
...before; They could not see the hitter smile Behind the painted grin he wore. He howed his head, and hent his knee Upon 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 as wool; The rod must heal the... | |
 | Charles Swain Thomas, Harry Gilbert Paul - 1921 - 416 pages
...the day." But* ere they knelt, he threw the. grapes aw,ay. THE FOOL'S PRAYER EDWARD ROWLAND SILL THE royal feast was done; the king Sought some new sport...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... | |
 | Henry Van Dyke, Hardin Craig, Asa Don Dickinson - 1922 - 1920 pages
...O'Shanter's mare. za 1791. Robtrt fl:«. M ••. SHORT STORIES IN VERSE • • • THE FOOL'S PRAYER i THE royal feast was done ; the King Sought some new sport...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... | |
 | Elbert Hubbard - 1923 - 284 pages
...poorly tried to copy him. He remained altogether inimitable, yet never seemed conscious of his The royal feast was done; the King Sought some new sport...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... | |
 | Elbert Hubbard - 1923 - 252 pages
...though we had never spoken to him and he, perhaps, had barely heard our names — we always wrote The royal feast was done; the King Sought some new sport...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... | |
 | Caroline Miles Hill - 1923 - 888 pages
...thro' the wide universe, Well-being's breath distills. THE FOOL'S PRAYER l EDWARD ROWLAND SILL The royal feast was done; the king Sought some new sport...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... | |
 | Alban Bertram De Mille - 1923 - 552 pages
...new sport to banish care, And to his jester cried: "Sir Fool, Kneel now, and make for us a prayer!" w The jester doffed his cap and bells, And stood the...pleading voice arose: "O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool! 5 "No pity, Lord, could change the heart From red with wrong to white as wool: The rod must heal the... | |
 | Caroline Miles Hill - 1923 - 890 pages
...king Sought some new sport to banish care, And to his jester cried: "Sir Fool, Kneel now, and make a prayer!" " The jester doffed his cap and bells,...silken stool; His pleading voice arose : "O Lord, Be merci f ul to me, a fool ! "No pity, Lord, could change the heart From red with wrong, to white as... | |
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