...Master of the Horse to the Duchese of York. The gaieties and frivolities of the age of that king— " Who never said a foolish thing And never did a wise one ; '' and in which the monarch himself so freely indulged, setting the fashion of horse-racing by presenting...

...Master of the Horse to the Duchess of York. The gaieties and frivolities of the age of that king— " Who never said a foolish thing And never did a wise one ; '' and in which the monarch himself so freely indulged, setting the fashion of horse-racing by presenting...

...Episcopalians, Presbyterians, and Independents, and at last returned to the Episcopal Church. Charles II., ' who never said a foolish thing, and never did a wise one,' was received witli such general enthusiasm on his triumphal march from Dover to London that he wondered...

...England. Then came the manly Elizabeth, the pedantic James, the deceitful Charles, and the merry monarch " Who never said a foolish thing And never did a wise one ! " In some parts of England the breed of swine are said to be qm'te black. Charles II. resembled them....

...meaner sort of people by law prohibited, bowlmg." (Fuller, 1. c. X, sect. 4, §§ 55 and 56.) This king, who " never said a foolish thing and never did a wise one," well illustrated this unhappy faculty in this declaration. The preamble deserves to be set out in full...

...sovereign lord the king, .'- .' , , 'i Whose word no man relies on ; '( t .*. * J*vu Xtff - T« '< . ' Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one." But, as Charles II. retorted, his deeds were those of his ministers, and his words were his own. Still,...

...outbreak of the war of the Revolution. William Penn, on one side the protegt of King Charles the Second, " who never said a foolish thing, and never did a wise one," himself the greatest feudal lord in all the colonies, and, on the other side, the representative of...

...sing. Planche1 speaks of this as " the best comedy on the incidents of the reign of that monarch ' Who never said a foolish thing And never did a wise one.' " 39. COURT BEAUTIES. By JE Planche. In one act, and may be done in four scenes, one of which must...

...materially assist the traffic. Amsterdam is rich in its charitable institutions. Our English king, who " never said a foolish thing, and never did a wise one," remarked that " whatever happened, Providence would protect Amsterdam, if only for the great charities...

...before the Reformation, though no doubt stimulated by causes which led to that movement. Our king, who " never said a " foolish thing and never did a wise one," may be an early example of the evil results of premature cramming. The Acts of the Assembly show a...