Scarlet Empire

Famous quotes containing the words scarlet and/or empire:

    “O, Nelly Gray! O, Nelly Gray!
    Is this your love so warm?
    The love that loves a scarlet coat
    Should be more uniform!”
    —Thomas Hood (1799–1845)

    “To Americans I hardly need to say,—
    “Westward the star of empire takes its way.””
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)