 | Edward Dayes - 1805 - 359 pages
...The fiery red conveys the idea of anger, and in this sense it a often used by the poets. O, Portiusl is there not some chosen curse, Some hidden thunder in the stores of Heaven, Red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man Who owes his greatness to his country's ruin? AUDI... | |
 | George Farquhar, Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 84 pages
...Rome's citizens, and drench'd in slaughter ; His horse's hoofs wet with patrician blood ! Oh, Portius ! is there not some chosen curse, Some hidden thunder in the stores of Heav'n, Red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man, Who owes his greatness to his country's ruin ? Por.... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808
...Rome's citizens, and drench'd in slaughter ; His horse's hoofs wet with patrician blood ! Oh, Portius ! is there not some chosen curse, Some hidden thunder in the stores of Heav'n, Red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man, Who owes his greatness to his country's ruin ? Par.... | |
 | David Simpson - 1809 - 393 pages
...would be done by, spending his time, and amassing a fortune, in buying and selling his fellow-men ! " Is there not some chosen curse, Some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, Red with uncommon wravh, to blast the man, Who gains his fortune from the blood of souls >."... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810
...Rome's citizens, and drench'd inslaughhis horse's hoofs wet with Patrician blood. [ter, Oh Portius, is there not some chosen curse, , some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man who owes his greatness to his country's ruin? Par.... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - 1810
...participation in the good things which their shipmates were enjoying. The painting was thus inscribed : — " Is there not some chosen curse, Some hidden thunder, in the stores of Heav'n, Red with uncommon wrath, to blast the men Who owe their greatness to their country's ruin !"... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810
...Koine's citizens, and drench'd inslaughhis horse's hoofs wet with Patrician blood. [ter, Oh Portius, is there not some chosen curse, some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man who owes his greatness to his country's ruin? For.... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811
...Rome's citizens, and drench'd in slaughter, His horse's hoofs wet with Patrician blood ! Oh, Portius ! is there not some chosen curse, Some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, Red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man, Who owes his greatness to his country's ruin ? PORTIUS;... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Thomas Tickell - 1811
...Rome's citizens, and drench'd in slaughter, His horse's hoofs wet with Patrician blood ! Oh Portius ! is there not some chosen curse, Some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven; Red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man, Who owes his greatness to his country's ruin ? PORTIUS.... | |
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Th' insulting tyrant, prancing o'er the field Strow'd with Rome's citizens, and drench'd in slaughter, His horse's hoofs wet with Patrician blood ! Oh, Portius ! is there not some chosen curse, Some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, Red with uncommon... 
