...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...

...or satire, an instance of which is recorded in the mock epitaph, so well known and so often quoted: Here lies our sovereign lord the King, Whose word...never said a foolish thing. And never did a wise one. There were two principles in his nature which were especially liable to these excitements, — a violent...

...or satire, an instance of which is recorded in the mock epitaph, so well known and so often quoted : Here lies our sovereign lord the King, Whose word...never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one. There were two principles in his nature which were especially liable to these excitements, — a violent...

...well known and BO often quoted : Here lies our sovereign lord the King, ^Vhose word no man relieft on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one. There were two principles in his nature which were especially liable to these excitements, — a. violent...

...at his own request, by his witty favourite, the Earl of Rochester, is not more severe than j ust— Here lies our Sovereign Lord, the King, Whose word...never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one. After this sketch of the King's character, we must return to Scotland, from which we have been absent...

...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...never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one. This was shown to Charles, and he said, in his pleasant way, that it was very true ; for his words...

...request, by his witty favourite, the Earl of Rochester, is not more severe than just — Here lien our Sovereign Lord, the King, Whose word no man relies...never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one. After this sketch of the King's character, we must return to Scotland, from which we have been absent...

...fellow was like Charles II. To explain why a resemblance to the dark anil severe countenance of him " who never said a foolish thing and never did a wise one" could be considered a recommendation by the lady of whom I speak, I shall here relate an anecdote singularly...

...ridiculous, but contemptible. He may, in fine, exemplify what the witty Rochester wrote of Charles II: " Who never said a foolish thing— And never did a wise one." Let us examine the other side of the question. There are numbers of men to be found, who are not only...

...himself. On another occasion, he scribbled on Charles's bedroom door the well-known mock epitaph : ' Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never says a foolish thing, Nor ever docs a wise one." He joined Charles in many of his wild pranks in the...