(13 quotes found)
“With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.”
William Shakespeare
“Where is our usual manager of mirth?What revels are in hand? Is there no play,To ease the anguish of a torturing hour?”
“At Christmas I no more desire a rose - Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled mirth; But like of each thing that in season grows”
“Christmas is more than a time of music, merriment and mirth;it is a season of meditation, mangers and miracles.Christmas is more than a time of carols, cards and candy;it is a season of dedication and decision.”
William Arthur Ward
“The teller of a mirthful tale has latitude allowed him. We are content with less than absolute truth.”
Charles Lamb
“At length I heard a ragged noise and mirth/ Of thieves and murderers: there I him espied,/ Who straight, `Your suit is granted,' said, and died.”
George Herbert
“A person without mirth is like a wagon without springs”
Proverb
“The Angel that presided o'er my birth / Said `Little creature, formed of joy and mirth, / Go, love without the help of anything on earth.'”
William Blake
“Far from all resort of mirth, / Save the cricket on the hearth!”
John Milton
“A gypsy fire is on the hearth, Sign of the carnival of mirth; Through the dun fields and from the glade Flash merry folk in masquerade, For this is Hallowe'en!”
Contributed by: Randi
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