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Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately: what life is then to a man that is without wine? for it was made to make men glad.
Bible (Apocrypha)— Ecclesiasticus 31:27.
Hark, the glad sound! The Saviour comes, The Saviour promised long; Let every heart exult with joy, And every voice be song!
Philip Doddridge— Hymns,'Hark, the Glad Sound' (published1755).
Oh! ever thus, from childhood's hour, I've seen my fondest hopes decay; I never loved a tree or flower, But 'twas the first to fade away. I never nursed a dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye, But when it came to know me well, And love me, it was sure to die!
thomas moore— 1817 Lallah Rookh,'The Fire Worshippers'.
Be glad you're fifty — andThat you got there while things were nice,In a world worth looking at twice.So here's wishing you many more years,But not all that many. Cheers!
kingsley amis— "Ode to Me", (p. 134)
You know the wild flowers suit your hair:Place hands full of the purple bloomOf loosestrife, glad of such soft doom,And tender-toned narcissus there
edward andrade— Poem Fate and the Little Flowers
I would have been glad to have lived under my wood side, to have kept a flock of sheep, rather than undertook such a Government as this is.
Oliver Cromwell— Statement to Parliament (4 February 1658) quoted in The Diary of Thomas Burton, esq., volume 2: April 1657 - February 1658 (1828), p. 466
My prayer is that God give me no longer life than I shall be glad to use mine office in edification, and not in destruction.
cromwell, thomas, 1st earl of essex— Letter of March 1538. (Merriman, ii. p. 129.)
I am feeble, pale and weary,And my wings are nearly furled;I have caused a scene so dreary,I am glad to quit the world!With bitterness I'm thinkingOn the evil I have done,And to my caverns sinkingFrom the coming of the sun.
hannah flagg gould— "The Dying Storm" in Poems (published 1835), p. 59.
I am heartily glad to witness your veneration for a Book which to say nothing of its holiness or authority, contains more specimens of genius and taste than any other volume in existence.
walter savage landor— Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 33.
People call me stupid for treating you like a queen, but I dont even worry `cause you`re my unforeseen.And I hope that you`ll be with me, if only in my dreams. But here you are next to me and you`re glad, or so it seems.
alexander rybak— Funny Little World (2009)
And often, glad no more, We wear a face of joy because We have been glad of yore.
william wordsworth— The Fountain, st. ? (1799).
There are limits beyond which your folly will not carry you. I am glad of that. In fact, I am relieved.
Isaac Asimov— Doctor Susan Calvin in "Robot Dreams" in Robot Dreams (1986)
I am glad you came in to punctuate my discourse, which I fear has gone on for an hour without any stop at all.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge— 29 June 1833.
I'm glad to say I haven't found my style yet. I'd be bored to death.
edgar degas— "Technical Details" (p. 70)
Remembrance of hopes that were silly has an especial tenderness, for much of their silliness came from a thoughtless credulity which we would be glad to have back again.
henry s. haskins— p. 46 (Meditations in Wall Street (1940))
I've got spurs that jingle, jangle, jingle, As I go riding merrily along. And they sing, "Oh, ain't you glad you're single?" And that song ain't so very far from wrong.
frank loesser— Song Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
Where'er a noble deed is wrought, Where'er is spoken a noble thought, Our hearts in glad surprise To higher levels rise.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow— Santa Filomena.
I'll be over your head Ecto Now don't be afraid Ecto Don't reach out Ecto Just be glad that I exist Ecto
happy rhodes— "Ecto"
Sometimes people decide to write reports even though they haven't been to Guantanamo . And so I would just suggest that people look at some of the work that's been done by people who have been there. But that's not to say that we will not be very glad at the day that conditions permit the closure of Guantanamo and the trying of its inhabitants or for their release.
condoleezza rice— Remarks With British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw At Blackburn Town Hall, April 1, 2006
Evangelion (that we call the gospel) is a Greek word and signifieth good, merry, glad and joyful tidings, that maketh a man's heart glad and maketh him sing, dance, and leap for joy.
william tyndale— Selected Writings (2003) edited by David Daniell
Now the summer's in prime Wi' the flowers richly blooming, And the wild mountain thyme A' the moorlands perfuming. To own dear native scenes Let us journey together, Where glad innocence reigns 'Mang the braes o' Balquhither.
— Robert Tannahill, The Braes o' Balquhither.
What plant we in this apple tree? Sweets for a hundred flowery springs To load the May-wind's restless wings, When, from the orchard-row, he pours Its fragrance through our open doors; A world of blossoms for the bee, Flowers for the sick girl's silent room, For the glad infant sprigs of bloom, We plant with the apple tree.
william cullen bryant— The Planting of the Apple Tree
O ye dead Poets, who are living still Immortal in your verse, though life be fled, And ye, O living Poets, who are dead Though ye are living, if neglect can kill, Tell me if in the darkest hours of ill, With drops of anguish falling fast and red From the sharp crown of thorns upon your head, Ye were not glad your errand to fulfill?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Poets
With warning hand I mark Time's rapid flight, From Life's glad morning to its solemn night; Yet, through the dear Lord's love, I also show There's light above me by the shade I throw.
— John Greenleaf Whittier, inscription on a Sun Dial for the Rev. Henry T. Bowditch.
Pleasures newly found are sweet When they lie about our feet: February last, my heart First at sight of thee was glad; All unheard of as thou art, Thou must needs, I think have had, Celandine! and long ago, Praise of which I nothing know.
william wordsworth— William Wordsworth, To the Same Flower; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 92.
To the down Bow of Death His Forte gave way, All the Graces in sorrow were drown'd; Hallelujah Cresendo Shall be his glad lay When Da'Capo the Trumpet shall sound.
— Epitaph to Samuel Taylor, in Youlgreaves Churchyard, Derbyshire, England; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 235.
To the Hypocrites give the glad tidings that there is for them (but) a grievous penalty;-Yea, to those who take for friends unbelievers rather than believers: is it honour they seek among them? Nay,- all honour is with God.
— Original: ?
— The Qur'an (?), Sura 4:138
I'm glad that the Bush years are behind us
jackson browne— Discussing the election of Barack Obama and his support for the new American President with Dave fanning[1]
