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...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... | |
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