 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
 | Celian Ufford - 1928 - 360 pages
...new sport to banish care, And to his jester cried: "Sir Fool, Kneel now, and make for us a prayer!" He bowed his head, and bent his knee Upon the monarch's...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... | |
 | 1913 - 710 pages
...most costly item in an expense account. THE FOOL'S PRAYER. The royal feast was done; the king Brought some new sport to banish care, And to his jester cried:...monarch's silken stool; His pleading voice arose: "Oh Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool!" "No pity, Lord, could change the heart From red with wrong to... | |
 | United States Armed Forces Institute - 1942 - 742 pages
...heroic day. THE FOOLS PRAYER The royal feast was done; the King Sought some new sport to banish care, The jester doffed his cap and bells, And stood the...pleading voice arose: "O 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... | |
 | 1960 - 262 pages
...you may perish, be lost evermore, Jesus now calls for you! —Mrs. JA Griffith THE FOOL'S PRAYER 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... | |
 | Martin Gardner - 1995 - 212 pages
...hefore; 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... | |
 | George Rapanos - 2006 - 295 pages
...the same, A am Your servant, only... Do not forget, Lord, I make the sun rise. The Fool's Prayer 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... | |
 | 1916 - 374 pages
...of California. His poems were privately printed under the title "The Hermitage and Other Poems." 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... | |
 | 1899 - 356 pages
...satisfactory. THE THOUGHTFUL HOUR The Fool's Prayer The royal feast was done ; the King Sought out some new sport to banish care, And to his jester cried...pleading voice arose : " O Lord, Be merciful to me a fool ! " No pity, Lord, can change the heart From red with wrong to white as wool : The rod must heal the... | |
 | 1907 - 732 pages
...new sport to banish care. And to his jester said : " Sir Fool, Kneel now, and make for us a prayer 1" 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... | |
 | 1912 - 88 pages
...new sport to banish care, And to his jester cried: "Sir Fool, Kneel now, and make for us a prayerl" The jester doffed his cap and bells, And stood the...monarch's silken stool; His pleading voice arose: "0 Lord, Be merciful to me, a fooll • "No pity, Lord, could change the heart From red with wrong... | |
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