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In short, a thousand things revolv'd in his Thoughts, which disappointed him of his ordinary mirth; so that his wonted Chearfulness was turned into
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In short, a thousand things revolv'd in his Thoughts, which disappointed him of his ordinary mirth; so that his wonted Chearfulness was turned into
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Spirit and Chearfulness, when he considers, that he will be read with Pleasure but a very few Years, and in an Age or two shall hardly be understood without an Interpreter?
A Proposal for Correcting, Improving, and Ascertaining the English Tongue 2003
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There was a pleasant, a happy Chearfulness in their Countenances, and a Familiarity in their Airs towards each other.
Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams, 21 August 1776 1963
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Yea Life and Chearfulness is diffused to all the other
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Chearfulness, Alacrity, Invention, Frolic and Fancy superior to all other Men; -- The _Figure_ of his _Person_ is the Picture of Jollity,
An Essay towards Fixing the True Standards of Wit, Humour, Railery, Satire, and Ridicule (1744) Corbyn Morris
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Seamen, and other hearty young Fellows of Spirit, that are willing to serve on board any of His Majesty's Vessels or Ships of War, Let them with Chearfulness repair to the Sailors 'Head Rendezvous in this Town, where a proper Officer attends, who will give them every encouragement they can desire.
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This may be done, says she, without abating of your Chearfulness, for you are not to consider
Goody Two-Shoes A Facsimile Reproduction of the Edition of 1766 Anonymous
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But when I think what NATHANIEL must have felt in passing through Life, I more respect the Chearfulness and habitual Vigor of his Mind, than I am dispos'd to be out of humor with occasional gloom.
An Essay on War, in Blank Verse; Honington Green, a Ballad; the Culprit, an Elegy; and Other Poems, on Various Subjects Nathaniel Bloomfield
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Security, that they were uninvadable by the inferior Classes of Mankind; with the greater Content and Chearfulness, that much Esteem and Emolument were connected with them: The Priest and Advocate informed and directed the Conscience and Conduct; the Historian and Annalist recorded the
An Essay on the Antient and Modern State of Ireland Henry Brooke
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