...this period that a court wit wrote on the chamber door of Charles II.— " Here lies the mutton-eating King, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, Nor ever did a wise one." Lady Castlemaine's influence still continued. At a court masquerade, she,...

...inscribe the following on the door of the King's chamber — 1 Memoirs of James II., Vol. ip 454. " Here lies our sovereign Lord, the King, Whose word...never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one." Charles exhibited no anger at this censure of his witty courtier. " It is very true," observed he,...

...guessed the * The witty epitaph in which Buckingham sketched the king's character is well known : " Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Whose word...never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one." " It is trne," was Charles's ready answer; " for my deeds are my ministers', and my sayings are my...

...and drop anchor for the nonce. WRITTEN ON THE BEDCHAMBER DOOR OF CHARLES THE SECOND. BY ROCHESTER. HERE lies our sovereign Lord the King, Whose word no man relies on ; He never says a foolish thing. THE BELLS OF DAMBECK. THE ancient church of Dambeck, A gray and ruined...

...accompanied. The witty epigram of his courtier may be quoted in serious faith as his epitaph : — Here lies our sovereign lord, the king, Whose word...never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one. LANDMARKS OF CHRONOLOGY. 1(>60. Restoration of Charles II. — Trial and execution of several of the...

...composed at the King's request, who nevertheless resented its poignancy. The lines are well known : — " Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Whose word...never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one." times — but here is to the little man who shall mend them." " I apprehend you," replied his lordship...

...accompanied. The witty epigram of his courtier may be quoted in serious faith as his epitaph : — Here lies our sovereign lord, the king, Whose word...never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one. LANDMARKS OF CHRONOLOGY. 1660. Restoration of Charles II. — Trial and execution of several of the...

...bearing and to pardon his attempt. Well might the Earl of Rochester write of Charles — ' Here lies my sovereign lord the king, Whose word no man relies...never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one.' Notwithstanding Blood's outrages — the slightest penalty for which in our days would have been penal...

...the third line, is scarcely overdrawn : — Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, "Whose word no mao relies on ; "Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one. The influence of his example, combined with the reactionary tendencies which always follow a period...

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