"Anglicism" Quotes from Famous Books
... race of Irishmen are the first generation of freemen which Ireland nursed these three centuries. The national schools may teach them only the dry elements of knowledge adulterated with Anglicism, and Trinity College may teach them bigotry, along with graceful lore and strong science; but there are other schools at work. There is a national art, and there is an Irish literature growing up. Day after day the ... — Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry • Thomas Davis |