...TALFOURD. King Charles the Second. 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. Amans Patriae. Пa\aíтaтoi вeшv, o"тrep, fjч àp%íjí тo тгplv -)(аovч àfíavpov Secrтгóтai...

...powers of reasoning in our pupils ; " Here lies the mutton eating king; Whose promise none relied on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one. Epitaph on Charles 2d. pupils ; we must consider now how these can be applied immediately to their...

...CV. ROCHESTER'S EPITAPH ON CHARLES n. Here lies the mutton-eating king, Whose word no man relied on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one. .. CVI. THE FOND HUSBAND NO STORY-TELLER. When Thomas calls his wife his half, I like the fellow's...

...ROCHESTER'* Epitaph on CHARLES II. Here lies the mutton-eating king, Whose word no man relied on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one. CLXXIV. Belinda has such store of charms, Tis Heav'n to lie within her arms ; And she's so charitably...

...unfavourable opinion of my judgment — and, after all, ma'am, of the two classes of people, those who ' never said a foolish thing, and never did a wise one,' and those who never did a foolish thing, and never said a wise one, would not you rather that I should...

...an unfavorable opinion of my judgment — and, after all, ma'am, of the two classes of people, those who ' Never said a foolish thing, and never did a wise one,' and those who never did a foolish thing, and never said a wise one, would not you rather that I should...

...door of the Royal Chamber. Here rests our sovereign Lord the Kiujf, Whose, word no man relics on ; Who never said a foolish thing And never did a wise one. As to the two papers which have led me so far into the last hours of Charles II. Bnrnet says, "All...

...properly called worldly wisdom ; but * Here lies the mutton-eating king, Whose promise none (relied on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one. EPITAPH on Charles II. e mean that enlarged, comprehensive wisdom, hich, after taking a calm vie\v...

...was said at all amiss, viz. : — ' We have a pretty witty king. And whose word no man relys on ; He never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one.' " The version I have been used to being,— " God save our mutton-eating king," &c. Soon follows another...

...the same thing. Lord Rochester always called king Charles II. the witty king, who, according to him, never said a foolish thing and never did a wise one. The English pretend, that it is themselves who say good things, and that the French only laugh at them....