Red Imported Fire

Famous quotes containing the words red, imported and/or fire:

    “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)

    “If the jests that you crack have an orthodox smack,
    You may get a bland smile from these sages;
    But should it, by chance, be imported from France,
    Half-a-crown is stopped out of your wages!”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “‘Tis the Last Judgment’s fire must cure this place,”
    —Robert Browning (1812–1889)