 Our faults no tenderness should ask, The chastening stripes must cleanse them all; But for our blunders — oh, in shame Before the eyes of heaven we fall. "Earth bears no balsam for mistakes; Men crown the knave, and scourge the tool That did his will;...  The Railway Conductor - Side 4991909Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1900 - 1070 sider
...grandly it had rung? Our faults no tenderness should ask, The chastening stripes must cleanse them all: But for our blunders — oh, in shame Before the eyes of heaven we fall ! The blunders of the good are sometimes more difficult to repair than evil deeds; and they are few... | |
 | 1879 - 978 sider
...grandly it had rung? " Our faults no tenderness should ask, The chastening stripes must cleanse them all; But for our blunders, — oh, in shame Before the...and scourge the tool That did his will; but thou, O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool! " The room was hushed; in silence rose The king, and sought his... | |
 | George Melville Baker - 1879 - 734 sider
...chastening stripe must cleanse them all ; But for our blunders, — oh, in shame Before the eyes of heavrn we fall. " Earth bears no balsam for mistakes ; Men...and scourge the tool That did his will ; but Thou, O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " The room was hushed ; in silence rose The king ; and sought his... | |
 | 1883 - 804 sider
...grandly it had rung? "Our faults no tenderness should ask, The chastening stripe must cleanse them all >, But for our blunders, — oh, in shame Before the...and scourge the tool That did his will; but Thou, O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool !" The room was hushed ; in silence rose The king.and sought his... | |
 | 1885 - 470 sider
...it had rung? " Our faults no tenderness should ask, The chastening stripes must cleanse them all ; But for our blunders — oh, in shame Before the eyes...and scourge the tool That did his will; but thou, O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool I " The room was hushed. In silence rose The king, and sought his... | |
 | 1907 - 682 sider
...grandly it had rung ? Our faults no tenderness should ask, The chastening stripes must cleanse them all ; But for our blunders — oh, in shame Before the eyes...and scourge the tool That did his will ; but thou, O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool I These stanzas are characteristic of Sill on his didactic side.... | |
 | George F. Crook - 1885 - 106 sider
...heart.strings of a friend. Our faults no tenderness should ask; The chastening stripes must cleanse them all. But for our blunders! Oh! in shame Before the eyes...for mistakes. Men crown the knave and scourge the fool! They did his will. But, then, O LORD, Be merciful to me — a Fool! " The room was hushed. In... | |
 | 1885 - 466 sider
...faults no tenderness should ask, The chastening stripes must cleanse them all ; But for our b^bj^ders -*>oh, in shame Before the eyes of Heaven we fall....mistakes ; Men crown the knave, and scourge the tool /i That did his will; but thou, O Lord, . ( ( . Be merciful to me, a fool I " The room was hushed.... | |
 | Slason Thompson - 1886 - 474 sider
...it had rung? " Our faults no tenderness should ask, The chastening stripes must cleanse them all ; But for our blunders — oh, in shame Before the eyes of Heaven we fall. "Earth bears no blossoms for mistakes; Men crown the knave, and scourge the tool That did his will; but thou, O Lord,... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1887 - 134 sider
...it had rung ? " Our faults no tenderness should ask, The chastening stripes must cleanse them all ; But for our blunders — oh, in shame Before the eyes...and scourge the tool That did his will ; but Thou, O Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool ! " The room was hushed ; in silence rose The King, and sought his... | |
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