I meet my sin Turn where I may ; and worst of all, Oh Lord, There hangs that cursed trophy over me, Like thine impending judgment! It brings back, In this sad hour, old Samuel's curse at Gilgal, And re-affirms that sentence. Oh, the lips, May not recall,... Saul: A Mystery... - Page 142by Arthur Cleveland Coxe - 1845 - 297 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Clark Ridpath - Literature - 1899 - 544 pages
...soundings of a guilty soul, Lies, like the water in a dismal well, A mirror to the sleepless eye of heaven. Where shall the Earth afford a rest for Saul ! Or,...thus I find no peace ! Good grave, why waitest thou? I meet my sin, Turn where I may ; and, worst of all, Oh Lord, There hangs that cursed trophy over me... | |
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