Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast. From LearnThat.org. [William Shakespeare (1564-1616)]
He dwelt in merry Scotland, at the sign of the Blue-Bell. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Book of Favorite Songs] Reference
The word merry does not quite express the meaning of the Greek. From Wordnik.com. [Barnes New Testament Notes] Reference
"I should think not," Ursula cried, tossing back her head in merry defiance. From Wordnik.com. [John Halifax, Gentleman] Reference
Her eyes were bright and her expression merry, but beyond this there was little beauty in her face. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Stone House] Reference
And the number of those who say they use the phrase merry Christmas was up 12 percent from last year. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 20, 2005] Reference
With an armed population, the things that happened in merry olde England wouldn't be repeated - hopefully. From Wordnik.com. [2010 tax on your firearms Is this really true ?] Reference
I have to just point out to Jamie though that judgement is actually how we spell it over here in merry old England. From Wordnik.com. ['Law Abiding Citizen': Can I buy a hyphen? | EW.com] Reference
Joyeux Noel aka merry Christmas, non-fiction, film. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » The Five Films and the Five Non-American Works of Fiction] Reference
So Gerard got to be called the merry parson of Gouda. From Wordnik.com. [The Cloister and the Hearth] Reference
I recalled a merry phrase in one of her Letters long ago. From Wordnik.com. [New Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle] Reference
Who plans to wreck a singing voice and break a merry heart. From Wordnik.com. [Stories of Red Hanrahan] Reference
Since then each morning have I recalled their merry voices. From Wordnik.com. [The Wood Carver's Wife] Reference
Previous Posts felis pasgua mele kalikimaka merry christm. From Wordnik.com. [tales of the guambat.] Reference
"Wait for us!" called a merry voice, and turning, they saw Nina and. From Wordnik.com. [Dorothy Dainty's Gay Times] Reference
Now, the cuckoo, she's called a merry bird, for she sings as she flies. From Wordnik.com. [The Cuckoo (4)] Reference
To tell the truth, he had formerly been known as a merry fellow, fond of. From Wordnik.com. [Cent nouvelles nouvelles] Reference
And call the merry mariners aboard. lOOO Now loud laments along the fhores refound. From Wordnik.com. [The works of the English poets; with prefaces, biographical and critical] Reference
A real tongue twister: 2 horses with opposite names make NJ race call a merry, marital mess. From Wordnik.com. [WISTV - Local News RSS] Reference
Her lips were parted in the smile which had made both men and women call her merry, amiable and fascinating. From Wordnik.com. [An Unpardonable Liar] Reference
They swam just as butterflies fly, with a darting, jerky motion, and called a merry "Good morning!" to the mermaids as they passed. From Wordnik.com. [The Sea Fairies] Reference
Passage, and recall the merry old days when I went to a schoolmistress who could teach her scholars nothing but to love her dearly. From Wordnik.com. [The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 of 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors...] Reference
The fifth one is so messy that it could just as easily say "merry" as "happy". From Wordnik.com. [Easter Potpourri] Reference
Most people are capable of doing the right thing without this kind of merry-go-round. From Wordnik.com. [How IPCC AR4 authors defended the Briffa data deletions « Climate Audit] Reference
The doctor told me it was pregnancy induced sciatica - and sent me on my limping, "merry" way. From Wordnik.com. [lostinmylove Diary Entry] Reference
Together calls the merry throng. From Wordnik.com. [Ramayana. English] Reference
I must contradict them by being 'merry' at their expence. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2] Reference
Sometimes he finds himself "merry," but at other times only. From Wordnik.com. [Among Famous Books] Reference
"We're ower auld for makin 'merry' cep 'in oor ain herts," said. From Wordnik.com. [Sir Gibbie] Reference
"Oh," returns Laura, with a kind of merry audacity, blushing a little. From Wordnik.com. [Floyd Grandon's Honor] Reference
The profligate has usually 'a short life, 'whether he succeeds in making it' merry 'or not. From Wordnik.com. [Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes] Reference
The meetings of the pioneers at the blacksmith's shop formed a kind of merry-go-round club. From Wordnik.com. [In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of the Tunker Schoolmaster and the Times of Black Hawk] Reference
(It seemed to me characteristic that the stock epithet of valour should be "merry" or "laughing."). From Wordnik.com. [Irish Books and Irish People] Reference
Lisa O'Loughlin, prosecuting, said that Mr Gregson had been drinking and was "merry" but not drunk. From Wordnik.com. [Evening Mail news round-up] Reference
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