"Irreverend" Quotes from Famous Books
... is despis'd I see, And you in lieu of that return you owe me, Endeavour to destroy me. —Is this an Object for your Rage to work on? Behold him well, Alcippus, 'tis your Prince. —Who dares gaze on him with irreverend Eyes? The good he does you ought to adore him for, But all his evils 'tis the Gods must punish, Who ... — The Works of Aphra Behn, Vol. III • Aphra Behn |