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Merrily, merrily shall I live now
Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.
Merrily, merrily shall I live now
Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.
For the heavens, he shows me where the bachelors sit, and there
live we as merry as the day read more
For the heavens, he shows me where the bachelors sit, and there
live we as merry as the day is long.
The more fools the more one laughs.
[Fr., Plus on est de fous, plus on rit.]
The more fools the more one laughs.
[Fr., Plus on est de fous, plus on rit.]
An ounce of mirth is worth a pound of sorrow.
An ounce of mirth is worth a pound of sorrow.
Some credit in being jolly.
Some credit in being jolly.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.
Be merry if you are wise.
[Lat., Ride si sapis.]
Be merry if you are wise.
[Lat., Ride si sapis.]
To move wild laughter in the throat of death?
It cannot be; it is impossible:
Mirth cannot read more
To move wild laughter in the throat of death?
It cannot be; it is impossible:
Mirth cannot move a soul in agony.
Forward and frolic glee was there,
The will to do, the soul to dare.
Forward and frolic glee was there,
The will to do, the soul to dare.