Merry

Famous quotes containing the word merry:

“Horse-play, romping, frequent and loud fits of laughter, jokes, waggery, and indiscriminate familiarity, will sink both merit and knowledge into a degree of contempt. They compose at most a merry fellow; and a merry fellow was never yet a respectable man.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)

“As I went on Yule day
In our procession,
Knew I jolly Jankin
By his merry tone—
Kyrie eleison.”
—Unknown. Jolly Jankin (l. Chorus.)

“Hermione. Pray you sit by us,
And tell’s a tale.
Mamillius. Merry or sad shall’t be?
Hermione. As merry as you will.
Mamillius. A sad tale’s best for winter. I have one
Of sprites and goblins.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)