...succeeding ages have ratified as very correct : " Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, \Vhose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one." But at this time, while Cromwell and puritanic enthusiasm hung like a black cloud over the sunny fields...

...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. 's favourite mistress; very unpopular at the time of the Popish...

...appears in nothing more than i sudden retorts and repartees. It may almost be affirmed of him, that " He never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one." The very beggars have a natural eloquence and tact that is irresistible ; and when solicitât!« fails,...

...appears in nothing more than in sudden retorts and repartees. It may almost be affirmed of him, that " He never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one." The very beggars have a natural eloquence and tact that is irresistible ; and when solicitation fails,...

...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 church, near the pulpit, is a monument of black and white marble,...

...Scotland, I feel tempted to bring our favourite James VI. on the stage to play his second part — he, " who never said a foolish thing, and never did a wise one." The reception of James VI. in London was expressed with such extravagant joy, that Barclay tells us of...

...epitaph written upon the King by Rochester, " Here lies onrSovereign Lord the King, Whose \vord no man relies on, Who never said a foolish thing. And never did — a wise one ! " but very few are acquainted with Charles' reply : " The matter," he observed, " was easily accounted...

...smile, and the careless self-possession, are inimitable revelations of that king " Whose word no man relies on, Who never said a foolish thing ; — And never did a wise one." Evelyn approaches with his gentlemanly gravity and thoughtful face, expressing himself scandalized...

...seemed too good-natured to injure her ? It would have been foolish, and unlike Charles the Second, — " Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one." stand, she addressed her daughter, who still stood near the window with a frown on her fair brow. "...

...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...