Scarlet Letter

Famous quotes containing the words scarlet and/or letter:

    “Once they came on a maple in a glade,
    Standing alone with smooth arms lifted up,
    And every leaf of foliage she’d worn
    Laid scarlet and pale pink about her feet.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    “Sir, there is more knowledge in a letter of Richardson’s, than in all Tom Jones.”
    —Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)