more jocund

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Hesperus! what more jocund light is borne aloft in the heavens?

From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

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.

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

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

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