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61 18th Century quotes by 54 unique authors

If you go to old houses on Long Island you will see painted Chinese wallpaper, which was big in the 18th century. Throughout history, notable,… — Catherine Martin
I am interested in 18th century natural philosophy, science, particularly botany, the study of hybridity in plants and animals, which, of course, then allows me… — Natasha Trethewey
Thanks to the unprecedented reach of British navigation, London in the early 18th century was not just the emporium of the world, it was the… — Neil MacGregor
Right up until the late 18th century, when the first weighted lines were used to probe the ocean depths, many people believed the seas were… — Alan Huffman
I went with the old adage that you should write what you know. What I knew was 18th century Britain, so what I decided I… — David Liss
One layer was certainly 17th century. The 18th century in him is obvious. There was the 19th century, and a large slice, of course, of… — Clement Attlee
Also, an area that interests me - and it will probably take years to state what I mean - is the period of the rise… — Fiona Shaw
I was always fascinated, even as a child, by antiques and ancient times. I always felt I should have been born in the 17th or… — Margaret O'Brien
There were no vampires of note in Western literature until about the 18th century. But they tell us where we park our anxieties, whether its… — Deborah Harkness
In the 18th century, people began to adopt the radical new idea that love should be the most fundamental reason for marriage and that young… — Jardine Libaire
The blues are like the fugue in 18th century. It's probably the music that belongs most to our time. — Michael Tippett

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