Royal Irish Rifles

Famous quotes containing the words royal, irish and/or rifles:

    “a highly respectable gondolier,
    Who promised the Royal babe to rear
    And teach him the trade of a timoneer
    With his own beloved brattling.”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “The rule for hospitality and Irish “help,” is, to have the same dinner every day throughout the year. At last, Mrs. O’Shaughnessy learns to cook it to a nicety, the host learns to carve it, and the guests are well served.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “I think that for once the Sharp’s rifles and the revolvers were employed in a righteous cause.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)