 | William Edmondstoune Aytoun - 1921 - 532 pages
...knows what king I mean — may his crown long sit easy on his head. And as to this young man who has come among us to seek an earthly crown, we beseech Thee in mercy to take him to Thyself and give him a crown of glory ! ' At the same time it is very curious to observe,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1829 - 336 pages
...the King ; Thou knows what king I mean : may the crown sit long easy upon his head, &c. And for the man that is come among us to seek an earthly crown, we beseech thee, in mercy, to take him to thyself, and give him a crown of glory ! " t) Wilkinson's Complete History of the Trials,... | |
 | Old Edinburgh Club - 1910 - 348 pages
...the King ; Thou knowest what King I mean. May the crown sit long easy on his head. And as for this man that is come among us to seek an earthly crown, we beseech Thee in Thy mercy to take him to Thyself, and to give him a Crown of Glory.' The Prince merely laughed, and... | |
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As for the young man that is come " among us to seek an earthly crown, we beseech " thee in mercy take him to thyself, and give him " a crown of glory ! " Forbearance in such a case was easy, but in that of Edinburgh Castle it involved a heavy sacrifice. 
