...his own request, by his witty favourite, the Earl of Rochester, is not more severe than just — " 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." After this sketch of the King's character, we must return to Scotland, from...

...an epigrammatic epitaph upon him : Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Whose word no man relics on ; Who never said a foolish thing:. Nor ever did a wise one. and died, worn out by excess, at thirtytwo, confessing to Dr. Bumet how sinful he had been. — Cooper,...

...obliged to listen to an impertinence of Rochester, who read before his face the following epitaph : " 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." The ladies who were present never failed to blush and look down on hearing...

...gives a short history of highway legislation, and this reminds me of a bon mot of King Charles II., " who never said a foolish thing, nor ever did a wise one." lie was so much taken with the dry soil and pleasant travelling in Norfolk that he said : " Norfolk...

...and often the keenest of things, with the easiest air of any high-born wit since the days of him " Who never said a foolish thing, Nor ever did a wise one." The Duchess of Rutland, who survived till within these few years, and long gave evidence of that beauty...

...composed at the King's request, who nevertheless resented its poignancy. The lines are well known : — " 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." t The Duchess of Portsmouth, Charles II. 's favourite mistress ; тегу...

...day took the liberty of writing the following impromptu epigram on his majesty's chamber door : — " 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." " It is very true," replied Charles, after he had read the lines, " my doings...

...England from his rule, the epigram of a contemporary might aptly have been engraved on his tomb : — " 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." Yet how weak is even this epigram to express the infamy of a reign, in which...

...his own request, by his witty favourite, the Earl of Rochester, is not more severe than just — " 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." After this sketch of the King's character, we must return to Scotland, from...

...cleverest, and often the keenest things, with the easiest air of any high-born wit since the days of him " Who never said a foolish thing, Nor ever did a wise one." The Dutehess of Rutland, who, happily, still lives, and still gives evidence of that beauty 'which...