Careful Words

jollity (n.)

Triumphs for nothing and lamenting toys

Is jollity for apes and grief for boys.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Cymbeline. Act iv. Sc. 2.

  I live in the crowd of jollity, not so much to enjoy company as to shun myself.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784): Rasselas. Chap. xvi.

Haste thee, Nymph, and bring with thee

Jest and youthful Jollity,

Quips and Cranks and wanton Wiles,

Nods and Becks and wreathed Smiles.

John Milton (1608-1674): L'Allegro. Line 25.

Midnight shout and revelry,

Tipsy dance and jollity.

John Milton (1608-1674): Comus. Line 103.