Best Seventeenth Century Quotes
- The men in those old days of the seventeenth century, when in constant dread of attacks by Indians, always rose when the services were ended… — Alice Morse Earle
- A seventeenth-century house can be recognized by its steep roof, massive central chimney and utter porchlessness. Some of those houses have a second-story overhang, emphasizing… — John Updike
- A seventeenth-century house tends to be short on frills like hallways and closets; you must improvise. — John Updike
- About the beginning of the seventeenth century appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphysical poets. — Samuel Johnson
- I am in Boston right now, in fact, to do work at the New England Historical Genealogical Library, where I'm trying to finish up tracing… — Rick Moody