Familiar Quotations / A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to / Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

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EARL OF ROCHESTER.  1647-1680.

Angels listen when she speaks:

She 's my delight, all mankind's wonder;

But my jealous heart would break

Should we live one day asunder.

Song.

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.