Scarlet Plague

Famous quotes containing the words scarlet and/or plague:

“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)

“The plague of Greece upon thee, thou mongrel beef-witted lord!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)