The title of “Scarlet Begonias”, by The Grateful Dead

The title of the Grateful Dead's "Scarlet Begonias" ("From the Mars Hotel", 1974, lyrics by Robert Hunter) is in the song: "She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls." Preparing for class discussion, I thought of the song "Barbara Allen": "In Scarlet Town, where I was born." I found a

The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne

Felix Octavius Carr Darley | The Market Place, from Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

<strong>Signature:</strong> Lower left, in pen and ink: "F.O.C. Darley fecit"<br/><br/><strong>Inscription:</strong> Upper center, in graphite: "The Market Place."<br/>Upper right in ink: "1."<br/>Lower center, in graphite: "She took the baby on her arm, and, with a burning / blush, and yet a haughty smile, and a glance that / would not be abashed, looked around at her townspeople and neighbors