...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...

...DOOR OF CHARLES II.'s BEDROOM.28 HERE lies our sov'reign lord the king, Whose word no man relies on; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one. Earl of Rochester. ON JAMES II. C'EST ici que Jaques second, Sans ministres et sans maitresse, Le matin...

...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 are my ministers'." The convention...

...Deffand : " She was ever fated to be wise in judgment and foolish in her conduct," like King Charles, " who never said a foolish thing, and never did a wise one. bination which is a pest in all asylums, and a source of disgrace and misery at home. The memoir contains...

...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 laughed, when he saw this character of himself, " for my words...

...written npon the King by Rochester: "Here Hen onr sovereign Lord, the Kins, Whose word no man relies on, Who never said a foolish thing. And never did— a. wise one ! " But vciy few are acquainted with Charles' reply: "Tbe matter," be observed, "was very easily accounted...

...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, in his pleasant way, that it was very true; for his words were...

...had just written on Charles : " 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." We were still laughing at this when Charles, fresh from his slumbers, came in, and was disposed to...

...Rochester, fixed on his bed-room door— " Here lies our mutton-eating king, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one." His wife was Catharine of Braganza, a princess of Portugal, a meek and patient lady, who loved him...

...part of the hospital The great hall, once the ballroom of Charles 2nd, that merry and worthless king, "Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one," is now divided into bedrooms for the old pensioners ; each one has a room to himself, all opening into...