...the epitaph written upon the King by Rochester, " Here lies onrSovereign Lord the King, Whose \vord no man relies on, Who never said a foolish thing. And never did — a wise one ! " but very few are acquainted with Charles' reply : " The matter," he observed, " was easily accounted...

...this period that a court wit wrote on the chamber door of Charles II.— " Here lies the mutton-eating King, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, Nor ever did a wise one." Lady Castlemaine's influence still continued. At a court masquerade, she,...

...seemed too good-natured to injure her ? It would have been foolish, and unlike Charles the Second, — " Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one." stand, she addressed her daughter, who still stood near the window with a frown on her fair brow. "...

...accompany the gift of understanding. Although there may be exceptional instances, like the merry monarch, " Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one ;" we have no doubt that most people have got more wisdom in their heads than they have ever been able...

...improvisa le quatrain suivant : Hcre lies our Sovereign Lord, the King Wtto's word no man relied upon, Who never said a foolish thing And never did a wise one. Ce qui, en français, peut se traduire ainsi : Ci gît notre seigneur le roi. En sa parole aucun n'eut...

...door of the King's chamber — 1 Memoirs of James II., Vol. ip 454. " 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." Charles exhibited no anger at this censure of his witty courtier. " It is very true," observed he,...

...epitaph in which Buckingham sketched the king's character is 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." " It is trne," was Charles's ready answer; " for my deeds are my ministers', and my sayings are my...

...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.' Notwithstanding Blood's outrages — the slightest penalty for which in our days would have been penal...

...epigram of his courtier may be quoted in serious faith as his 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. LANDMARKS OF CHRONOLOGY. 1660. Restoration of Charles II. — Trial and execution of several of the...

...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." times — but here is to the little man who shall mend them." " I apprehend you," replied his lordship...