 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 752 Seiten
...composed at the Kings request, who nevertheless resented its poignancy. The liues are well known : — " Here lies our sovereign lord the King, Whose word no man relies on; Who never said a foolish thin?, And never did a wise one. 4. Page 41. The Duchess of Portsmouth. Charles... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 538 Seiten
...composed ut the King's request, who nevertheless resented It* poignancy. The lines are well known : — " Here lies our sovereign lord the King, Whose word no man relies ou ; Who never s:<i<] a foolish thing, And never did a wise one." •f The Duchess of Portsmouth. Charles... | |
 | Elizabeth Cartwright Penrose - 1854 - 602 Seiten
...made no good use of them. There was a lively epigram made on him by 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,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1855 - 692 Seiten
...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 Dnchess of Portsmouth, Charles II.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1855 - 704 Seiten
...II. It > the Kins'-1* request, who nevertheless resented its puicuuiicy. The hues are well known :— "Here lies our sovereign lord the King, Whose, word no man relies on, VVhn never sind a foolish thine, And never did a wise oue." t The Dnchess of Portsmouth, Charles II.... | |
 | 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...never says a foolish thing, Nor ever does a wise one. Artemisa in the Town to Chioe in the Country. And ever since the conquest have been fools. SHEFFIELD,... | |
 | Silvester Tissington - 1857 - 560 Seiten
...man name ; It was thy glory, but the kingdom's shame." For CHARLES II. (By 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."* In the South-east corner of Hammersmith... | |
 | English history - 1859 - 312 Seiten
...guessed the * The witty 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;... | |
 | John William Clayton - 1859 - 464 Seiten
...inscribe the following on the 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... | |
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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. 
