/ · 1894 Brewer’s · M · Mutton-eating King (The)
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Charles II. of England. The witty Earl of Rochester wrote this mock epitaph on his patron:—
“Here lies our mutton-eating king,
Whose word no man relies on;
He never said a foolish thing,
And never did a wise one.”
Come and eat your mutton with me. Come and dine with me.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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