 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...  The Poetical Works of Edward Rowland Sill - Page 245by Edward Rowland Sill - 1906 - 423 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1887 - 134 pages
...He bowed his head, and bent his knee Upon the monarch's silken stool ; His pleading voice arose : " O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " No pity, Lord,...sin : but Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " 'T is not by guilt the onward sweep Of truth and right, O Lord, we stay ; 'T is by our follies that so long... | |
 | 1893 - 106 pages
...wore. He bowed his head, and bent his knee Upon the monarch's silken stool ; His pleading voice arose: "O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! "No pity, Lord,...heal the sin : but 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... | |
 | John W. Iliff - 1893 - 616 pages
...monarch's silken stool ; His pleading voice arose: " O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " No pity, Lo.d, could change the heart From red with wrong to white...heal the sin; but, 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 so... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1893 - 124 pages
...knee Upon the monarch's silken stool; His pleading voice arose : " O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool! The rod must heal the sin : but Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool! " T is not by guilt the onward sweep Of truth and right, O Lord, we stay; T is by our follies that so long... | |
 | Arthur Beaman Simonds - 1894 - 344 pages
...wore. He bowed his head and bent his knee Upon the monarch's silken stool; His pleading voice arose : " O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool! " No pity, Lord,...sin ; but Lord, Be merciful to me a fool ! " 'T is not by guilt the onward sweep Of truth and right, O Lord, we stay , 'T is by our follies that so long... | |
 | Eli Lemon Sheldon - 1895 - 336 pages
...Upon the monarch's silken stool; His pleading voice arose : " O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! H No pity, Lord, could change the heart From red with wrong to white as wuol, The rod must heal the sin; but Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool. " "Tis not by guilt the onward... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1896 - 498 pages
...He bowed his head, and bent his knee Upon the monarch's silken stool ; His pleading voice arose: — *O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool! * No pity, Lord,...heal the sin: but 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... | |
 | Charles Wells Moulton - 1894 - 588 pages
...prayer! " He bowed his head and bent his knee Upon the monarch's silken stool; His pleading voice arose: "O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool! " No pity. Lord,...the sin; but, 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... | |
 | William Garrett Horder - 1896 - 408 pages
...He bowed his head, and bent his knee Upon the monarch's silken stool, His pleading voice arose : ' O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! ' No pity, Lord,...heal the sin : but 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... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H. Warner, Edward Cornelius Towne - 1897 - 682 pages
...bowed his head, and bent his knee Upon the monarch's silken stool; His pleading voice arose : — " O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! "No pity, Lord,...heal the sin : but 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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