 | English history - 1865 - 196 Seiten
...Frederic. — I think the earl of Rochester's mock epitaph on Charles was much more satirical : — " Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Whose word no man relies on; He never said a foolish thin?, And never did a wise one." Laura. — Was Charles good-looking, aunt ? Aunt.... | |
 | John Booth - 1865 - 400 Seiten
...Making fools than keeping lovers. 3 A Mock Epitaph written upon the Door of Charles II.' s Bedroom. Here lies our sovereign lord the King, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never says a foolish thing, Nor ever does a wise one. 4 Grace at a Miser's Feast. Thanks for... | |
 | Epigrams - 1865 - 398 Seiten
...Making fools than keeping lovers. 3 A Mock Epitaph written upon the Door of Charles II. 's . Bedroom. Here lies our sovereign lord the King, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never says a foolish thing, Nor ever docs a wise one. 4 Grace at a Miser's Feast. Thanks for... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1867 - 752 Seiten
...but words would fail to tell thee what : Think what a woman should be, she was that. Anon. CHABLES n. Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one. Rochester, Mod: Ep. on Chas. n. CHABITY... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1862 - 610 Seiten
...rest. O man, immortal by a double prize, By fame on earth—by glory in the skies ! YI. ON CHARLES II. Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Whose word no man relies on; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one. VII. ON SIR ISAAC NEWTON. inOHIHTKI Nature... | |
 | Philip Smith - 1868 - 394 Seiten
...wish to go on my travels again." His character was summed up in a mock epitaph by his boon companion Rochester : "Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Whose word no man relies on; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one." "Quite true!" rejoined the king, "for my... | |
 | 1868 - 292 Seiten
...might say almost anything without displeasing mm, wrote on the king's chamber-door these words : — " Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, . And never did a wise one." •' Quite true," said Charles, and... | |
 | Treasury - 1869 - 474 Seiten
...Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.* Orphcus and Eurydice. Line 134. EARL OF ROCHESTER. 1647-1680. TT ERE lies our sovereign lord the king, ••• •*•...never says a foolish thing, Nor ever does a wise one. Written on thc Bedchamber Door oj" diaries II. And ever since the Conquest have been fools. A rtemisia... | |
 | George W. Bartle - 1869 - 364 Seiten
...W an early death. He wrote the following mock-epitaph upon the bedroom door of CHARLES II. : — " Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never says a foolish thing, Nor ever does a wise one." His poems were characterised by general... | |
 | Elizabeth Penrose - 1869 - 528 Seiten
...made no good use of them. There was a lively epigram made on him by one of the wits of his court:— Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one. This was shown to Charles, and he said,... | |
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Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one. 
