"Parricidious" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Alpine air, Led their long legions from the Gallic war, Paused on the opposing bank with wings unfurl'd, And waved portentous o'er the shuddering world. The god, with outstretch'd arm and awful look, Call'd the proud victor and prophetic spoke: Arrest, my son, thy parricidious hate, Pass not the stream nor stab my filial state, Stab not thyself, thy friends, thy total kind, And worlds and ages in one state combined. The chief, regardless of the warning god, Rein'd his rude steed and headlong past ...
— The Columbiad • Joel Barlow |
