The greatness that would make us grave,
Is but an empty thing.
What more than mirth would mortals have?
The cheerful man's a king.


Love in a Village: a Comic Opera. As it is Performed at the Theatres in London and Dublin. The Third Edition (ed. 1764)

Isaac Bickerstaffe Quotes

The greatness that would make us grave, Is but an empty thing. What more than mirth would mortals have? The cheerful man's a king.

The greatness that would make us grave, Is but an empty thing. What more than mirth would mortals have? The cheerful man's a king.

The greatness that would make us grave, Is but an empty thing. What more than mirth would mortals have? The cheerful man's a king.

The greatness that would make us grave, Is but an empty thing. What more than mirth would mortals have? The cheerful man's a king.