Instead of being at all annoyed or disconcerted at the mirth of his class-mates, the youngster seemed rather to enjoy the joke, and immediately rattled out a semi-humorous reply to the master's question, "D I G, dig; G O R Y, goryDiggory: T R E, tre; VAN, van; O C K, ockTrevanock."

Watch a hundred students begin their delightful and salutary process of "taking him down" by the sort of mirth in which college boys excel!

I ain't got no auto to take you out ridin' in, but you're a blame sight safer with me than you are with him; and if I was to carry word to your mother or your uncle Pros about your doin's they'd say" "The last word my uncle Pros left with ma to give me was that you'd bear watchin', Shade Buckheath," laughed Johnnie, her face breaking up into sweet, sudden mirth at the folly of it all.

Thou Grossest still my mirth with discontents!

Mirth to a soul disturb'd is embers turn'd, Which sudden gleam with molestation, But sooner lose their sight for it.

On one occasion, when she heard some of her ladies laughing over a spiteful story, she reproved them plainly for their mirth as "bad taste."

Whatever was going forward was sure to make matter of mirth for the light-hearted Beatrice.

Tump Pack's agonized spasms brought howls of mirth from the black fellows.

Naturally, there was much mirth among the men of Hooker's Bend and much virulence among the women over the peculiar conditions under which young Sam made his pilgrimage in pursuit of wisdom and morals and the right conduct of life.

Cle. Madam, it is unjustly then, for Fools Should rather move the Spleen to Mirth than Anger. Am.

It is hardly necessary to state that there was no instance of a dance or drunken riot, nor wild shouts of mirth during the day.

But when the pleasant impertinent of comedy, in a piece purely meant to give delight, and raise mirth out of whimsical perplexities, worries the studious man with taking up his leisure, or making his house his home, the same sort of contempt expressed (however natural) would destroy the balance of delight in the spectators.

" Years afterwards, when the Triple Alliance met at an Old Boys' dinner, they laughed heartily in talking over this adventure; but there were no signs of mirth on any of their faces at the time it was happening.

He was always cheerful, and desirous of promoting mirth by a facetious and humorous conversation; he was never soured by calumny and detraction, nor ever thought it necessary to confute them; "for they are sparks," said he, "which, if you do not blow them, will go out of themselves.

Villon fetched him a fillip on the nose, which turned his mirth into an attack of coughing.

Your princes, emperors, and persons of any quality, maintain it in their courts; no mirth without music.

When Peter gradually became able to breathe and could think at all, there was something terrible to him in Tump's silent attack and in this extravagant black mirth over mere suffering.

Mel. Come take agen your mirth about you.

The great King Constantine is at the hunt; The brilliant cavalcade of knights and dames, On palfreys and on chargers trapped in gold And silver and red purple, ride in mirth Along the winding way, by hill and tarn And violet-sprinkled dell.

Barbara has the happiest knack of being in tune with every mood; she never jostles with untimely mirth against any sadness.

Gentlemen, the rarest scene of mirth towards! Suc.

Trust me, as now (nor can I shew a reason) All mirth vnto my mind comes out of season; For inward I am troubled in such sort As all vnfit

Oh, but there is a mirth beyond all these: This picture has so vex'd me I'me half mad.

Often he laughed aloud, sending a great shout of mirth across the water in fresh relish of those comedies best known and best enjoyed.