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Grocott & Ward, comps.  Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed.  189-?.
 
Mirth
 
From the crown of his head to the sole of his foot he is all mirth.
        Shakespeare.—Much Ado About Nothing, Act III. Scene 2.
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I have of late (but, wherefore, I know not) lost all my mirth, foregone all custom of exercises.
        Shakespeare.—Hamlet, Act II. Scene 2.
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Prepare for mirth, for mirth becomes a feast.
        Shakespeare.—Pericles, Act II. Scene 3.
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        A merrier man,
Within the limit of becoming mirth,
I never spent an hour’s talk withal.
        Shakespeare.—Love’s Labour’s Lost, Act II. Scene 1.
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