gladness

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Also of ony mouynge to wrath or to vayne heuynes or vayne gladnes.

From A Ryght Profytable Treatyse Compendiously Drawen Out Of Many and Dyvers Wrytynges Of Holy Men by Betson, Thomas

For that cause is all the seruice out of the newe Testament, and al thinges done with ioie and gladnes.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 06 Madiera, the Canaries, Ancient Asia, Africa, etc. by Hakluyt, Richard

Passyng famous, and of gret reverence, Most desyryd in alle regions; For where that evere shewith here presence, She bryngeth gladnes to citees and to townys.

From A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483 Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time Printed from MSS. in the British Museum by Nicolas, Nicholas Harris, Sir

Bot with them hold in gladnes cumpany; 1696 Not with the Rich nor myghty anerly, Bot with the pure worthi man alſo, With them thow ſit, with them yow ryd and go.

From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)

And cause vs also euen heere, to resemble the heauenly kingdome through mutual loue, where all hatred is quite banished, and all is full of loue, and consequently full of joy and gladnes.

From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall