 Th' infulting Tyrant prancing o'er the Field Strow'd with Rome's Citizens, and drench'd in Slaughter^ His Horfe's Hoofs wet with Patrician Blood!  The Invisible Spy - Page 210by Eliza Fowler Haywood - 1755Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Addison - 1713 - 222 pages
...there not forae chofen Curfei Some hidden Thunder in the Stores of Heav'ni Red with uncommon Wrathi to blaft the Man Who owes his Greatnefs to his Country's Ruin? Tor. Believe me, Marcus, 'tis an impious Greatnefs, And mixt with too much Horrour to be envy'd: How... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1733 - 94 pages
...Patrician Blood! Oh Portias, is there not fome chofen Curfe, Some hidden Thunder in the Stores of Heav'n, Red with uncommon Wrath, to blaft the Man, Who owes his Greatnefs to his Country's Ruin ? tar. Believe me, Marcus, 'tis an impious Greatnefs, And mitt with too much Horror to be envy'd: How... | |
 | Eliza Haywood - 1773 - 310 pages
...prophetically fay in relation to Julius Cscfar, on his endeavouring to fubvert the old Roman conftituti«n, and become abfolute and perpetual dictator ; Sure...the right hand of Jove,. Red with uncommon wrath to blafi the man Who owes his greatnefc to his country'! ruinv. ' But to return to my little knave. The... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 368 pages
...blood. ' Ob Oh Portias, is there notfome chofen curfe, Some hidden thunder in the ftores of heaven, . Red with uncommon wrath, to blaft the man Who owes his greatnefs to his country's ruin ? f ORTIU S. Believe me, Marcus, -'tis an impious gveatnefs, And mixt with too much horror to be envy'd... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 364 pages
...Patrician blood. Oh Portius, is there not fome cbofen curfe, Some hidden thunder in the ftores of heaven, Red with uncommon wrath, to blaft the man Who owes his greatnefs to his country's ruin? PORTIUS. Believe me, Marcus, 'tis an impious greatnefsi And mixt with too much horror to be envy'd... | |
 | France - 1793 - 108 pages
...to fall upon them and upon their children. DUMOURIER. Sure Heav'n has in ftore fome hidden thundeF, Red with uncommon wrath, to blaft the man Who owes his greatnefs to his country's ruin. OF all the heroes who have figured their hour on the ftage of French politics, the prefent actor appears... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...patrician №°nО Pottius ! is ibcre not fomc chofen cwif, Some hidden thunder in the {lores of Heaven, Red with uncommon wrath, to blaft the man Who owes his greatnefs to his country'*, ruin ? Pur. Believe me, Marcus, 'tis an impious great-' nefs, And mix'd with too much horror... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1823 - 228 pages
...; ; ciirfe, Some hidden thunder 1'n the fibres 6f .I.. •'• : ":. . . '!'. heaven, . i'p, \-_ .1 Red with uncommon wrath, to blaft the man Who owes his greatnefs to. <his >coiin... ) itry's ruin? Port. Believe me, Marcus, 'tis an a5 , ;, ; ' I •. , . Yrhpiaus greatnefs,... | |
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