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Here lies our Sovereign Lord, the King whose word no man relies on: He never said a foolish thing nor ever did a wise one.
Earl Rochester
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Here lies our sovereign lord, the king, Whose word no man relives on, Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one.
— John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
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