Irish Set Dancing

Famous quotes containing the words irish, set and/or dancing:

    I hope you will not be washed away by the Irish sea.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    And set off briskly for so slow a thing,
    Still going every which way in the joints, though,
    So that it looked like lightning or a scribble.
    Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    “Do you like being a parent—you know, being a father, having children and all?” Linnet once asked me. “Yes,” I said, after a moment. “It’s like dancing with a partner. It takes a lot of effort to do it well. But when it’s done well it’s a beautiful thing to see.”
    Gerald Early (20th century)