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
| Norman Bridge - 1913 - 18 pages
...commended to many men and some women who are much older than the stumbling boy — and the prayer is: "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... | |
| Martha Adelaide Holton, Charles Madison Curry - 1914 - 360 pages
...bowed his head, and bent his knee 10 Upon the monarch's silken stool ; His pleading voice arose: "0 Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! "No pity, Lord,...change the heart From red with wrong to white as wool ; 15 The rod must heal the sin : but, Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " 'Tis not by guilt the onward... | |
| Jessie Belle Rittenhouse - 1915 - 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... | |
| Sarah Emma Simons - 1915 - 492 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... | |
| Mary Edwards Calhoun, Emma Leonora MacAlarney - 1915 - 670 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 ; 'T is by our follies that... | |
| Norman Bridge - 1915 - 360 pages
...commended to many men and some women who are much older than the stumbling boy—and the prayer is: "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 so... | |
| Lee Emerson Bassett - 1917 - 372 pages
...bowed his head, and bent his knee Upon the monarch's silken stool ; His pleading voice arose : " 0 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... | |
| Lee Emerson Bassett - 1917 - 376 pages
...bowed his head, and bent his knee > ^^Jpffn ffie~monarch's silkerTsfooT; His pleading voice arose : " O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool! " No pity, Lord, could change the heart-v cFrom red with wrong-to white as wool; The tad, must heal the sin ; but, Lord, Be merciful... | |
| George E. Teter - 1918 - 456 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... | |
| 1918 - 2062 pages
...ii _ He bowed his head, and bent his knee Upon the monarch's silken stool; His pleading voice arose: " 'Tis not by guilt the onward sweep Of truth and right, O Lord, we stay; 'Tis by our follies that... | |
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