Ireland Basis

Famous quotes containing the words ireland and/or basis:

“Come, fix upon me that accusing eye.
I thirst for accusation. All that was sung.
All that was said in Ireland is a lie
Breed out of the contagion of the throng,
Saving the rhyme rats hear before they die.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

“The basis of optimism is sheer terror.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)