| 1874 - 344 Seiten
...mock epitaph, written by the witty Rochester, and inscribed on the door of the royal bedchamber,— " Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Whose word no man relies on; He never said a foolish thing, Nor ever did a wise one." " True enough," was the ready repartee, " for my words... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1874 - 206 Seiten
...at 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, TV ho never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one. The restoration was celebrated with the... | |
| John Bartlett - 1875 - 890 Seiten
...delight, all mankind's wonder ; But my jealous heart would break, Should we live one day asunder. Song. Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Whose word...never says a foolish thing, Nor ever does a wise one. Written an the Bedchamber Door of Charles II. And ever since the conquest have been fools. Artemisia... | |
| Mary Elsie Thalheimer - 1875 - 297 Seiten
...and gayety of his court. A daring epitaph, written by one of his courtiers, thus described him : " 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." To which Charles pleasantly retorted *... | |
| Hugues Charles S. Cassal, Théodore Karcher - 1875 - 180 Seiten
...Second at his own request by his witty favourite, the Earl of Rochester, was 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 ! ' ' This,' observed the merry monarch,... | |
| Mary Louisa Boyle - 1876 - 284 Seiten
...perhaps one of the only sallies proceeding from his favourite, that " Old Rowley " did not relish : " 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." 252 253 Also Andrew Marvell's satire :... | |
| Randal Hibbert Alcock - 1876 - 264 Seiten
...request of the king, wrote his epitaph, which from its extreme pungency gave great offence : — " 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." Perhaps the foundation of the Koyal Society... | |
| 1877 - 362 Seiten
...enemies. SHAKESI-R!. Heury VIII. — Here lies our sovereign lord the KINO, Whose word no man re!!f« on ; He never says a foolish thing, Nor ever does a wise one. Earl of ROCHESTER. Written on the Bedchambиr l)o'sr of C lui ries II. — Not all the water in the... | |
| Jacob Abbott - 1877 - 330 Seiten
...contrast. One of the wits of his court one day wrote an epitaph for him, over his door, as follows : " 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." When the king came and saw this inscription,... | |
| G.W. Carleton & Co - 1878 - 360 Seiten
...Have left me naked to mine enemies. SHAKESPERE, Henry VIII. — Here lies our sovereign lord the KINO, Whose word no man relies on ; He never says a foolish thing, Nor ever does a wise one. Earl of ROCHESTER, Written on the Bedchamba Door of Charles II. — Not all the water in the rough,... | |
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