more jocund

Example Sentences

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The prophetic element is rarely absent, the voice of one crying in the wilderness, only it is a more jocund and reassuring cry than we are used to in prophecy.

From Whitman A Study by Burroughs, John

And yet there is scarce any nation of a more jocund converse, or that is less sensible of the misery of old age, than they are.

From The Praise of Folly by Wilson, John

In short, it makes every man the more jocund and acceptable to himself, which is the chiefest point of felicity.

From The Praise of Folly by Wilson, John

So ended for me an evening more jocund than I have had the good grace to admit.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 1, 1919 by Various

Assuming a more jocund air, he trips from house to house announcing little strangers.

From A Wanderer in Holland by Marshall, Herbert, R. W .S.