Merrily, merrily shall I live now, Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. And let my liver rather heat with wine, than my heart cool with mortifying groans.
I am not merry, but I do beguile the thing I am by seeming otherwise.
As Tammie glow'red, amazed and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious.
There was a star danced, and under that was I born.
And to be merry best becomes you; for, out of question, you were born in a merry hour. BEATRICE No, sure, my lord, my mother cried; but then there was a star danced, and under that was I born.
There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal.
There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations--these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat.
An ounce of mirth is worth a pound of sorrow.
Tis ever common That men are merriest when they are from home.
Mirth cannot move a soul in agony.
And mo the merier is a Prouerbe eke. [The more the merrier.]
To be merry best becomes you; for, out of question, you were born in a merry hour.
I hear that in many places something has happened to Christmas; that it is changing from a time of merriment and carefree gaiety to a holiday which is filled with tedium; that many people dread the day and the obligation to give Christmas presents is a nightmare to weary, bored souls; that the children of enlightened parents no longer believe in Santa Claus; that all in all, the effort to be happy and have pleasure makes many honest hearts grow dark with despair instead of beaming with good will and cheerfulness.
Christmas was close at hand, in all his bluff and hearty honesty; it was the season of hospitality, merriment, and open-heartedness; the old year was preparing, like an ancient philosopher, to call his friends around him, and amidst the sound of feasting and revelry to pass gently and calmly away.
And thus they give the time, that Nature meant for peaceful sleep and meditative snores, to ceaseless din and mindless merriment and waste of shoes and floors.
This merriment of parsons is mighty offensive.
We should talk over the lessons of the day, or lose them in Music, Chess, or the merriments of our family companions.
I have known sorrow - therefore I May laugh with you, O friend, more merrily Than those who never sorrowed upon earth And know not laughter's worth. I have known laughter - therefore I May sorrow with you far more tenderly Than those who never guess how sad a thing Seems merriment to one heart's suffering.
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