Famous quotes containing the words noble and/or scarlet:
“Lady —— is safely delivered of a son, to the great joy of that noble family. The expression, of a woman’s having brought her husband a son, seems to be a proper and cautious one; for it is never said, from whence.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)
“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)