 | John Bartlett - 1856 - 660 Seiten
...The Slough of Despond. EARL OF ROCHESTER. 1647-1680. Written on the Bedchamber Door of Oharles II. Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Whose word no man relies on ; He never says a foolish thing, Nor ever does a wise one. Artemisa in the Town to Chioe in the Country.... | |
 | John Cooper Grocott - 1863 - 562 Seiten
...contagion. SHARSPERE. — Twelfth Night, Act II. Scene 8. (Sir Toby to Sir Andrew.) SOVEREIGN. — Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Whose word no man relies on ; He never says a foolish thing, Nor ever does a wise one. SPADE. — ''Never mind," said Philip; "... | |
 | 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 this miracle... | |
 | 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 this miracle... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1865 - 504 Seiten
...lady fair. BURNS to Dr. Blacklock 174 ROCBESTER.~ROSCOMMOX.— OTWAY. EARL OF ROCHESTER. 1647-1680. Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Whose word no man relies on ; He never says a foolish thing, Nor ever does a wise one. Written on the Bedrhatnl/rr Door of Charles... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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 obscenity.... | |
 | 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, ••• •*• Whose word no man relies on ; He never says a foolish thing, Nor ever does a wise one. Written on thc Bedchamber Door oj" diaries... | |
 | William Hepworth Dixon - 1871 - 392 Seiten
...audacity to write the lines (so frequently misquoted) on the bed-room door of Charles the Second, — 'Here lies our sovereign lord the King, Whose word no man relies on, Who never says a foolish thing, And never does a wise one,' and whose Life by Bishop Burnett was so highly praised... | |
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Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Whose word no man relies on ; He never says a foolish thing, Nor ever does a wise one. 
