I remember on one occasion, when she was asked to sing the English version of the touching melody ‘The Red-Haired Man’s Wife’, she replied, ‘I will sing it for you; but the English words and the air are like a quarrelling man and wife; the Irish melts into the tune, but the English doesn’t.’
William Carleton Quotes
Showing all text quotesWilliam Carleton (1)
Birth: | 20th February, 1794 |
Death: | 30th January, 1869 |
Nationality: | Irish |
Profession: | Novelist, Writer |
Related Authors
Advertisement
Today's Anniversary - 1st May
Births
- 1969 - Wes Anderson
- 1881 - Mary MacLane
- 1672 - Joseph Addison
- 1956 - Phil Foglio
- 1877 - Philip Gibbs
Deaths
- 1988 - Ben Lexcen
- 2005 - Rene Rivkin
- 1994 - Ayrton Senna
- 1965 - Spike Jones
- 1945 - Joseph Goebbels
Quote of the day
Popular Topics
Age Quotes
Motivational Quotes
Nature Quotes
Art Quotes
Baby Quotes
Being Yourself Quotes
Best Friend Quotes
Children Quotes
College Quotes
Environment Quotes
Genius Quotes
Math Quotes
Mistake Quotes
Perfection Quotes
Politics Quotes
Sad Quotes
Stupid Quotes
Truth Quotes
Victory Quotes
Youth Quotes
Spirituality Quotes
Decisions Quotes
Economy Quotes
Appreciation Quotes
Creation Quotes
Ideals Quotes
Management Quotes
Risk Quotes
Teamwork Quotes
Influence Quotes
About Quoteswave
Quoteswave have collection of famous quotes and sayings by popular authors. We have biggest database of famous proverbs and quotes with images. We have categorized all quotes with different topics and tags like love quotes, inspirational, motivational, life, friendship, success, smile, achievement and belief quotes. Everyone love good meaningful quotes so share famous picture quotes with your friends and loved one.
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Share with your friends