History & Politics
Epitaph on Charles II
From The English Poets, ed. T. H. Ward, vol. II (1880)
History & Politics
Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King,
Whose word no man relies on,
Who never said a foolish thing,
Nor ever did a wise one.
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Wilmot, John, Earl of Rochester. “Epitaph on Charles II.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rochester/31/.
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Wilmot, John, Earl of Rochester. “Epitaph on Charles II.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rochester/31/.
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