A merry monarch, scandalous and poor. - John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

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A merry monarch, scandalous and poor.

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

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John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1 April 1647 – 26 July 1680) was an English nobleman, a friend of King Charles II of England, and the writer of much satirical and bawdy poetry.

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For pointed satire I would Buckhurst choose, The best good man with the worst-natured muse.

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We have a pretty witty king, Whose word no man relies on; He never said a foolish thing, Nor ever did a wise one.

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