Quotes with jolly

  • Adam had learned the jolly deed of kind: 
 He took her in his arms and there and then 
 Like the clean beasts, embracing from behind, 
 Began in joy to found the breed of men.

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  • Sir Walter Raleigh I wish I loved the Human Race; I wish I loved its silly face; I wish I liked the way it walks; I wish I liked the way it talks; And when I'm introduced to one I wish I thought What Jolly Fun!
    Sir Walter Raleigh
    British courtier, writer (1552 - 1618)
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  • Charles Dickens There might be some credit in being jolly.
    Charles Dickens
    English writer (1812 - 1870)
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  • A. D. Hope Adam had learned the jolly deed of kind:
    He took her in his arms and there and then
    Like the clean beasts, embracing from behind,
    Began in joy to found the breed of men.
    Imperial Adam (l. 25-28)
    A. D. Hope
    Australian poet and essayist (1907 - 2000)
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  • Bruce Forsyth I'm the leader of the pack and I'm such a jolly jack - and here they are, they're so appealing - OK dollies, do your dealing!
    Play Your Cards Right
    Bruce Forsyth
    British presenter, actor, comedian, singer, dancer and screenwriter (1928 - 2017)
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  • C. S. Lewis It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.
    C.S. Lewis on joy
    C. S. Lewis
    Irish novelist and poet (1898 - 1963)
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  • Arnold Bennett Well, my deliberate opinion is - it's a jolly strange world.
    Arnold Bennett
    British novelist (1867 - 1931)
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