logo

Dictionary of Quotations

Indexed by Keyword

 

Auto-complete Whole word in term Whole word in term or definition    Help

Terms 1 to 10 of 25193    next »
Gaiety . A basis of joy or gaiety. - Fond gaillard {French.}
Gaiety . Gaiety is often the reckless ripple over depths of despair. {Chapin.}
Gaiety . Gaiety is the soul's health; sadness is its poison. {Stanislaus.}
Gaiety . Gaiety of heart. - Gaieté de cœur {French.}
Gaiety . Gaiety overpowers weak spirits; good-humour recreates and revives them. {Johnson.}
Gaiety . Gaiety pleases more when we are assured that it does not cover carelessness. {Mme. de Staël.}
Gaiety . In gaiety of heart; sportively; wantonly. - De gaieté de cœur {French.}
Gaiety . Profound joy has more of severity than gaiety in it. {Montaigne.}
Gaiety . Sad natures are most tolerant of gaiety. {Amiel.}
Gaiety . There's a medium in thoughtfulness and gaiety: find it out and keep to it. {Spurgeon.}
 
Old English 'word lottery' pick

Dorian : a. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks of Doris; Doric; as, a Dorian fashion.; a. Same as Doric, 3.; n. A native or inhabitant of Doris in Greece.

 
Based on the Dictionary of Quotations From Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources by Rev.James Woods, published originally in 1893 by Frederick Warne & Co
wirdz™ Dictionary engine © JHC Technology Limited 2006-2021


A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z