Irish Linen Fabric

Famous quotes containing the words irish, linen and/or fabric:

    “The Irish are a fair people; they never speak well of one another.”
    —Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)

    “It is not linen you’re wearing out
    But human creatures’ lives!
    Stitch—stitch—stitch,
    In poverty, hunger, and dirt,
    Sewing at once, with a double thread,
    A Shroud as well as a Shirt.”
    —Thomas Hood (1799–1845)

    “Men may die, but the fabric of our free institutions remains unshaken.”
    —Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886)