 | 1874 - 808 ページ
...immortal epigram 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. Many leaves of this imaginary Royal Jest Book would doubtless be filled with the sayings of the old... | |
 | William Pember Reeves - 1924 - 458 ページ
...extent that was true generally of what he said and did. He was almost the converse of the merry, witty king who never said a foolish thing and never did a wise one. It may be pointed out, moreover, that Seddon in Imperial matters was not always a mere echo. He had... | |
 | Lewis Saul Benjamin - 1924 - 390 ページ
...epitaph written by 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," and Charles's retort : " My discourse is my own, my actions my ministers." At least as good was his... | |
 | Arthur Irwin Dasent - 1924 - 372 ページ
...truest bit of verse he ever penned: 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. But how witty was the reply it promptly elicited: 1 Afterwards the 1st Duke of Devonshire. " The matter... | |
 | Cyril Field - 1924 - 506 ページ
...very meagre pay which had become due to the ship's companies. Charles II. — that " Merry Monarch " who " never said a foolish thing and never did a wise one " —recognized this, but evidently thought that there was no possibility of setting it right. Says... | |
 | William Henry Crawshaw - 1924 - 606 ページ
...never been surpassed in its kind : 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 theatres, which had been closed during the Puritan domination, were immediately opened at the Restoration.... | |
 | John Galt - 1925 - 298 ページ
...might be expected from the tenor of her conversation; being a little like Charles the Second — " ' Who never said a foolish thing, and never did a wise one.' " I speak to you frankly; because I am sure that whatever affects his happiness is very dear to you;... | |
 | Cameron Rogers - 1925 - 196 ページ
...adroit address, was largely responsible. Clever Tom, who sang his own songs so well that his monarch, he who never said a foolish thing and never did a wise one, or so said a most poetic rake-hell, once leaned upon his arm and hummed in company, constituted himself... | |
 | John Boynton Priestley - 1926 - 230 ページ
...told she did, or if she would, then his account of her is false. She has been compared to Charles II., who never said a foolish thing and never did a wise one. Meredith, who probably felt the strain of this inconsistency, lavished more of his glamorous art upon... | |
 | Otis Skinner - 1928 - 336 ページ
...impudent jingle 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 damned rogue is right," said Charles. "My discourse is my own, my actions my ministers'. As to... | |
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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. 
