 | Walter Scott - 1861 - 316 sider
...his own request, by his witty favorite, 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, A.nd never did a wise one." After this sketch of the King's character, we must return to Scotland,... | |
 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson, Philip Wharton - 1861 - 504 sider
...bearing, and to pardon his attempt. "Well might the Earl of Rochester write of Charles — "Here lies my sovereign lord the king, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one." entertained. " The man," says Evelyn, " had not only a daring, but a villainous... | |
 | 1861 - 858 sider
...if they wished to emulate their " Merry Monarch," (as characterised by the F-arl of Rochester), - " Whose word no man relies on, Who never said a foolish thing, and never did a wise one." They were as careless of their health, wealth, time, and intellect as though... | |
 | Philip Smith - 1863 - 564 sider
...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 words are my own, and my acts... | |
 | Evan Daniel - 1863 - 298 sider
...him the following epitaph, which, with the exception of the third line, is scarcely overdrawn : — 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 influence of his example, combined with the reactionary tendencies which... | |
 | 1863 - 588 sider
...written upon Charles II., as is said, at his own request, by his favourite the Earl of 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." "The matter," Charles wittily replied, "was easily accounted for — his... | |
 | John Cooper Grocott - 1863 - 562 sider
...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; "... | |
 | 1863 - 830 sider
...platitude. His inscription for the chamber of Charles II. is still remembered: " Here lies our mutton-eating king, Whose word no man relies on; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one." Sedley was a poet of the same kind. So was the great Dryden ; but his "... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1866 - 476 sider
...the King's request, who nevertheless resented its poignancy. The lines are well known: — 11 Ilere lies our sovereign lord the King, Whose word no man relies on, Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one." will ; and I will drink it super naculum. — And how stands the great Madam... | |
 | Epigrams - 1865 - 398 sider
...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... | |
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CHARLES II Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, Whose word no man relies on, Who never said a foolish thing, Nor ever did a wise one. 
