 | Great Britain. Parliament - Constitutional history - 1751 - 448 pages
...often feen that the greateft ' Cleiks are not always the wifeft Men.' Tp which the Bifhop reply'd, * My Lord, I do not * remember any Fools in my Time that everprov'd * great Clerks.' When the Lower Houfe heard of this Speech, they Which is rrfeat, conceived... | |
 | Biography - 1761 - 536 pages
...but it is often feen, that the greateft clerks are not al" ways the wifeft men." To which the bifliop replied, " My lord, I do not remember any fools in...clerks." Complaint was made by the commons of this fpeech to the king, who contented himfelf with gently rebuking Fifher, and bidding him " ufe his "... | |
 | John Aikin - Biography - 1803 - 646 pages
...'often seen that the greatest clerks are not always the wisest men." Hut to this the bishop smartly replied, " My lord, I do not remember any fools in my time that ever proved groat cleiks." Some expressions which he used highly exasperated the House of Commons against him,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1803 - 770 pages
...him, said, " My lord of Rochester, many of these words might have been well spared ; but I wis that it is often seen that the greatest clerks are not always the wisest men." But to this the bishop smartly replied, " My lord, I do not remember any fools hi my time that ever... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 540 pages
...Norfolk, addressing himself to him, said, " My lord of Rochester, many of these words might have*been well spared; but it is often seen that the greatest...clerks are not always the wisest men." To which the hishop replied, " My lord, I do not remember any fools in my time, that ever proved great clerks."... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 542 pages
...others displeased. The duke of Norfolk, addressing himself to him, said, " My lord of Rochester, many of these words might have been well spared ; but it is...wisest men." To which the bishop replied, " My lord, 1 do not remember any fools in my time, that ever proved great clerks." Complaint was made by the commons... | |
 | Hartley Coleridge - Biography - 1833 - 764 pages
...Boleyn, arose in his place and said, " My Lord of Rochester, many of these words might well have been spared ; but it is often seen, that the greatest clerks are not always the wisest men." Fisher retorted, " My Lord, I do not remember any fools in my time that proved great clerks." But the... | |
 | Hartley Coleridge - Lancashire (England) - 1836 - 774 pages
...Boleyn, arose in his place and said, " My Lord of Rochester, many of these words might well have been spared ; but it is often seen, that the greatest clerks are not always the wisest men." Fisher retorted, " My Lord, I do not remember any fools in my time that proved great clerks." But the... | |
 | Patrick Fraser Tytler - Great Britain - 1837 - 486 pages
...November 1529, which brought in the articles against Wolsey. 304 HENRY WAVERS IN HIS PLANS. [1530. that the greatest clerks are not always the wisest men : " to which Fisher jocularly retorted, " My Lord Duke, I do not remember any fools in my time that ever proved... | |
 | Tracts - Church and state - 1840 - 514 pages
...to the Bishop, " My Lord of Rochester, many of these words might have been well spared ; but I wist it is often seen that the greatest clerks are not...replied, " My Lord, I do not remember any fools in ray time that ever proved great clerks." When the Commons heard of this speech, they conceived so great... | |
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My Lord of Rochester, Many of these Words might have been "' well spared; but I wist it is often seen that the greatest Clerks "' are not always the wisest men. 
