...asunder. VERSES ATTACHED TO CHARLES H'S CHAMBER 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. UPON DRINKING IN A BOWL Vulcan contrive me such a cup As Nestor us'd of old: Show all thy skill to...

...His character was well summed up in a contemporary epigram: We have a pritty King Whose word no man relies on, Who never said a foolish thing Nor ever did a wise one. JAMES II (1633-1701, ABDICATED 1688) Although, as we have seen, the childhood experiences of James,...

...and less. PIET HEIN Epitaph to 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. JOHN WILMOT As a man grows older and wiser, he talks less and says more. Caution is the eldest child...

...Charles II belongs in a class of its own: 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. To which Charles replied, "My sayings are my own, my actions are my ministers." When FE Smith, Lord...

...wrote the following famous lines in honour of the king: We have a pretty witty king, Whose word no man relies on; Who never said a foolish thing Nor ever did a wise one. 3. GEORGE III (1738-1820) Much of the American Declaration of Independence consists of a detailed catalogue...

...your majesty, I'll show you presently how they run,' and thus begun." God bless our good and gracious King, Whose promise none relies on; Who never said a foolish thing, Nor ever did a wise one. 1676-1680 135 on the Snglish Covrt [*74S] Several early sources agree that (as Thomas Hearne wrote)...

...Buckingham made up a verse which delighted Charles II: We have a pretty, witty king, Whose word no one relies on, Who never said a foolish thing Nor ever did a wise one. Three hundred years later, that still seems to be the last word. James II (1685-1688) The Tory reaction...

...printed for Edmund Curll, 1707): "Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, /Whose Word no Man rely'd on;/ Who never said a foolish thing, /Nor ever did a wise one" (p. 156). One who is silent in company and only now and then drops a quite ordinary judgment looks...

...printed for Edmund Curll, 1707): "Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King,/ Whose Word no Man rely'd on;/ Who never said a foolish thing,/ Nor ever did a wise one" (p. 156). 5 1 Kant repeats these maxims for enlightened reasoning elsewhere as well. See, eg, Critique...