John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester Quote

Here lies a great and mighty king
Whose promise none relies on;
He never said a foolish thing,
Nor ever did a wise one.


'The King's Epitaph' (an alternative first line reads: 'Here lies our sovereign lord the King')


Here lies a great and mighty king Whose promise none relies on; He never said a foolish thing, Nor ever did a wise one.

Here lies a great and mighty king Whose promise none relies on; He never said a foolish thing, Nor ever did a wise one.

Here lies a great and mighty king Whose promise none relies on; He never said a foolish thing, Nor ever did a wise one.

Here lies a great and mighty king Whose promise none relies on; He never said a foolish thing, Nor ever did a wise one.