Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Whose word no man relies on; He never says a foolish thing, Nor ever does a wise one. (John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester)

Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Whose word no man relies on; He never says a foolish thing, Nor ever does a wise one.

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

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