William Shakespeare & Henry IV 2012 - Proverbs 15:13 - Ecclesiastes 8:15 - Samuel Johnson -
What should a man do but by merry? William Shakespeare Hamlet III ii 117-118 Hamlet to Ophelia
Shall we be merry? Henry IV I starring Roger Allam & Oliver Cotton & Jamie Parker & Joseph Timms & Sam Crane & Jason Baughan & Patrick Brennan & William Gaunt & Christopher Godwin & Daon Broni et al, director Dominic Dromgoole, Globe Theatre, Sky Arts 2012
I am never merry when I hear sweet music. William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice V i 69
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. Proverbs 15:13
A man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and be merry. Ecclesiastes 8:15
This merriment of parsons is mighty offensive. Samuel Johnson