 | 1884 - 286 halaman
...presence to rise against their hated oppressors. 1. 3d August 1649. i It was afterwards said of Charles that he never said a foolish thing, and never did a wise one. 3. 15th August 1649. to all found with arms in their hands." j. The reduction of Ireland was completed... | |
 | James Macaulay - 1884 - 164 halaman
...his hand, or more wise when he had." This reminds us of the epigrammatic jest about King James I., " that he never said a foolish thing and never did a wise one." * TALKATIVE LADIES. TN conversation with a very talkative lady, of whom he appeared to take little... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1885 - 440 halaman
...King's easy indifference : — " Here lies our sovereign lord the King, Whoso word no man relies on ; He never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one." The sting of this terse satire lay, no doubt, in its truth. Charles, we are told, never forgave it.... | |
 | Eleonora Dayrell - 1885 - 82 halaman
...followers, a good intention never carried into execution by that Sovereign of whom Rochester said : — He never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one. For King Charles after obtaining the names, took no further steps to create his Knights of the Royal... | |
 | Sarah Hutchins Killikelly - 1886 - 420 halaman
...when asked which was the greater art, painting or sculpture ? Page 69. 52. Of whom is it recorded, " He never said a foolish thing, and never did a wise one " ? Page 70. 53. What battle is called the "Battle of Nations"? Page 71. 54. What was the object aimed... | |
 | Sarah Hutchins Killikelly - 1886 - 530 halaman
...when asked which was the greater art, painting or sculpture ? Page 69. / 52. Of whom is it recorded, " He never said a foolish thing, and never did a wise one " ? Page 70. 53- What battle is called the "Battle of Nations"? Page 71. 54. What was the object aimed... | |
 | Albert Romer Frey - 1887 - 506 halaman
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 | Lynds Eugene Jones - 1889 - 170 halaman
...all England for the murder of my father." 2. New York. One of his own courtiers remarked of James I., that " he never said a foolish thing and never did a wise one," and certainly his forbidding the London and Plymouth Companies from making any settlement within one... | |
 | Virginia Conser Shaffer - 1890 - 160 halaman
...to the king's bedroom door: " Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Whose word no one relies on ; He never said a foolish thing And never did a wise one." Charles II. was succeeded by his brother, James IL, a very unpopular man, dreaded and disliked by nearly... | |
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What has been said of the son,* that he never said a foolish thing and never did a wise one... 
