A clear, jocund sound, a mere thread of music, as from the pipe of some hidden faun, penetrated the room.
Their journey to the city, on the little, gritty, perpetually stopping train was made jocund by the lively anticipations of Stefan, who was in a mood of high confidence.
Oft did the doubtful to their balance yield, Their evidence arithmetic could choke: How jocund were they that to them appealed!
I remember I said before my leaves sprang at all, I would raise my voice jocund and strong with reference to consummations.
His Bible and a couple of hymn-books rested in front of him, his gray forelock had been meekly plastered down and the jocund lavender scarf had been laid aside to display a straight white collar and clerical black bow tie.
The air was inexpressibly sweet and fresh; the young light of the day dancing as it were upon every cloud edge and sail edge, in jocund triumph beginning the work which the day would see done.
Along the crisped shades and bowers Revels the spruce and jocund Spring; 985 The Graces and the rosy-bosomed Hours Thither all their bounties bring.
One little tune--and every Acadian fiddler in Louisiana knows it--always brings back to Zoséphine the opening scene of that festive and jocund convocation.
As we were riding away, Sir ROGER told me, that he knew several sensible People who believed these Gypsies now and then foretold very strange things; and for half an Hour together appeared morejocund than ordinary.
The waves beside them danced, but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:-- A Poet could not but be gay In such a jocund company!
Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield, Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke; How jocund did they drive their team afield!
Around the jocund Hours are fluttering seen, And lo, her rod the rose-lip'd Power extends!
Still sounds the solemn knell, in Fancy's ear, That called ELIZA to the silent tomb; With her how jocund rolled the sprightly year!
The fly his jocund round unweaves, With choral strain the birds salute The voiceful flocks, and nothing grieves, And naught is mute.
The radiating fan of the cockle shell connects it with the Corn-cockle as the Dawn, standing jocund on the misty mountain tops, is related to the flaming midday Sun.
To the jocund Sun, which on Easter Day in particular was supposed to dance, may be referred the joyful gigues, or jigs of our ancestors.
More, for she succeeded in emitting such a jocund and appropriate peal of laughter as disconcerted the mob and wrung for behoof of the stranger a gratified inclination from my lord.
After this jocund opening symphony, Nara changed his tune, and as he spoke of the suffering people, the General's face grew dark and sorrowful.
Subdue the earth, and conquer fate, Outspeed the flight of time; Old earth is rich, and man is young, Nor near his jocund prime.
The merry laugh, and the jocund tale, And the kiss 'neath the mistletoe, Make care fly as fast as the blustering gale That wreaths the new fallen snow.
Jovial boys, come pass the Sally Lunn, nor let the crumpet stand: Round the jocundkettle rally, And silence for its song demand.
If you wind up the evening with grog, you will own there was never such grog; at every sip a jocund tranquillity spreads about your limbs, and sits easily in your heart.
What lack is there of any jocund thing In glancing wit or glad imagining Capricious fancy may not find in thee?
She styles herself Madam Joculette; a jocund girl, on my word, and one that will not engage her honour, nor barter in a low commodity, for nothing.
Do, do, my jocund spleen It does, it will, it shall.
No more beneath soft Eve's consenting star Fandango twirls his jocund castanet:[72] Ah, Monarchs!
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Now with a heart uplifted and a-fire I come to greet you and to catch the gleam Of jocund Nereids tossing in the air The sportive tresses of their amber hair.
These are not the usual sounds consequent on the uprising of their fellow-slaves--a chorus of voices, in jest and jocund laughter.
