Red Base

Famous quotes containing the words red and/or base:

    “And out of her bosom there grew a red rose
    And out of Lord Lovel’s a briar, briar, briar,
    And out of Lord Lovel’s a briar.”
    —Unknown. Lord Lovel (l. 38–40)

    “Thou treacherous, base deserter of my flame,
    False to my passion, fatal to my fame,
    Through what mistaken magic dost thou prove
    So true to lewdness, so untrue to love?”
    —John Wilmot, Earl Of Rochester (1647–1680)