 EPITAPH ON CHARLES II. 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.  Past and present - Seite 39von Thomas Carlyle - 1897Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Bolton Hall - 1909 - 298 Seiten
...Charles's ministers lampooned him, saying, — " Here lies our Sovereign Liege, the King Whose word no man relies on, Who never said a foolish thing, Nor ever did a wise one." " Yes," said Charles, " my words are my own: my actions are my ministers'." Charles chanced * The anarchist's... | |
 | William Stanley Braithwaite - 1909 - 892 Seiten
...Rochester Epitaph on Charles II "I TERE lies our Sovereign Lord *• -*- Whose word no man relies om, Who never said a foolish thing, / Nor ever did a wise one. f ]. Wilmot, Elarl of Rochester To the Memory of Mr. Oldham ~PJ*AREWELL, too little and too lately... | |
 | 1912 - 572 Seiten
...heart Can never break in vain. ON CHARLES H 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. A SONG FOR ST. CECILIA'S DAY, 1687 FROM harmony, from heavenly harmony This universal frame began:... | |
 | Francis Barton Gummere - 1913 - 280 Seiten
...and (quasi) epitaph on Charles II. : — " 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." A Cenotaph may be inscribed with verses as if it were the actual tomb ; — or else the fact may be... | |
 | Henry Spackman Pancoast - 1915 - 854 Seiten
...IvoclirGtrr 1647-1680 EPITAPH ON CHARLES II (1685) Here lies our sovereign lord the King, Whose word no man xp / 1620-1706 THE GREAT FIRE 15 (From Evelyn's Diary, 1641-1697) Sept. 2, 1666. This fatal night about... | |
 | Robert Maynard Leonard - 1915 - 150 Seiten
...it treason. SIR J. HARINGTON. On Charles II 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. EARL OF ROCHESTER. To an Officer in the Army (Intended to allay the violence of Party Spirit) GOD bless... | |
 | Henry Spackman Pancoast - 1915 - 852 Seiten
...1647-1680 EPITAPH ON CHARLES II (1685) Here lies our sovereign lord tha King, Whose word no man relic-s lessin wi'H 0 1620-1706 THE GREAT FIRE (From Evelyn's Diary, 1641-1697) Sept. 2, 1666. This fatal night about ten,... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1916 - 806 Seiten
...ROCHESTER (1647-1680) EPITAPH ON CHARLES II Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, Whose word no man he same or similar construction, and — JOHN WILMOT, EARL OF ROCHESTER (1647-1680) THE ENCHANTMENT I did but look and love awhile, 'Twas... | |
 | Julian Willis Abernethy - 1916 - 604 Seiten
...have written the "epitaph" on Charles II: — 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. The theater was a social institution where "the quality" delighted to see its life portrayed with the... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1916 - 828 Seiten
...ROCHESTER (1647-1680) EPITAPH ON CHARLES II Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, Whose word no man e. But being what I am, I tell thee this; 370 Do thou record it in th —JOHN WILMOT, EARL OF ROCHESTER (1647-1680) THE ENCHANTMENT I did but look and love awhile, 'Twas... | |
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