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EPITAPH ON CHARLES II by JOHN WILMOT

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First Line: HERE LIES OUR SOVEREIGN LORD THE KING
Last Line: NOR EVER DID A WISE ONE.
Subject(s): CHARLES II, KING OF ENGLAND (1630-1685); EPITAPHS;
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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