" Editor George Ripley, however, found Whittier's poetry refreshing and said it had a " stately movement of versification, grandeur of imagery, a vein of tender and solemn pathos, cheerful trust " and a " pure and ennobling character ".

The composer said that the Sixth Symphony is " more the expression of feeling than painting ", a point underlined by the title of the first movement (" Awakening of cheerful feelings ...").

The symphony begins with a placid and cheerful movement depicting the composer's feelings as he arrives in the country.

The Alberti bass and arpeggios over diminished chords for the soloist recur before the movement ends in a cheerful final orchestral ritornello.

The closing rondo has a cheerful refrain, with episodes either echoing this mood or recalling the darker colours of the first movement.

The third movement is a vigorous and cheerful rondo, shaded by moves into other keys as is the opening movement ( to C major from E minor and back during the secondary theme in this case, for instance ) and with a central section whose opening in F sharp minor is interrupted by a clarinet tune in D major, an intrusion that reminds us, notes Girdlestone, that instrumental music at the time was informed by opera buffa and its sudden changes of point of view as well as of scene.

The first movement is a rapid, cheerful tune lasting slightly more than three minutes.

They return, however, for the third movement, in C major, which is a cheerful dance cast in an altered rondo form, with a coda.

For example, in Icelandic, is the first sound of kátur meaning " cheerful ", while is the first sound of gátur meaning " riddles ".

His personality would change as he aged however ; Eribon noted that while he was a " tortured adolescent ", post-1960, he had become " a radiant man, relaxed and cheerful ", even being described by those who worked with him as a dandy.

Other elements of the novel came from people Fleming knew or had heard of: Red Grant, the name of a Jamaican river guide described as " a cheerful, voluble giant of villainous aspect ", was used for the half-German, half-Irish assassin, while Rosa Klebb was partly based on Colonel Rybkin of Soviet Intelligence.

Other characters included the cheerful Leutonian clarinetist Yosh Shmenge, who was half of the Happy Wanderers and the subject of the mockumentary The Last Polka, folksy fishin ' musician Gil Fisher, handsome if accent-challenged TV actor Steve Roman, hapless children's entertainer Mr. Messenger, corrupt soap opera doctor William Wainwright, smut merchant Harry, " the Guy With the Snake on His Face ", and Giorgy, everyone's favourite Cossack.

The American Kennel Club ( AKC ) refers to the Bichon Frise as " merry " and " cheerful ", and the breed standard calls for a dog that is " gentle mannered, sensitive, playful and affectionate ".

The strip ( whose title was borrowed from James Whitcomb Riley's 1885 poem " Little Orphant Annie ") was " conservative and topical ", according to the editors of The Great Depression in America: A Cultural Encyclopedia, and " represents the personal vision " of Gray and Riley's " homespun philosophy of hard work, respect for elders, and a cheerful outlook on life ".

), which was more lighthearted and cheerful, Allmusic describes the songs in We're Not Happy ' Til You're Not Happy as " angry " and " embittered ", but also deemed the album as " super catchy ".

Janet Maslin, in The New York Times, wrote " The worst of it is painless ; the best is funny, sly, cheerful and, here and there, even genuinely inspired ", while Roger Ebert called it " truly dreadful ".

Barnes stated, " the melodies are light, cheerful and exuberant ", and the lyrics " a place in any museum of American musical comedy, and yet live wonderfully today.

He tends to address people as " laddie " or " old horse ", and his favourite exclamations are " upon my Sam " and " it's a bit hard ", the latter summing up his view of the treatment life invariably seems to mete out to him, although he remains forever cheerful.

As an example, what exactly entails a " full coat " or a " cheerful attitude ", descriptions found in breed standards, can only be learned through experience with the breed that has that particular requirement.

They viewed comedy as simply the " art of reprehension ", and made no reference to light and cheerful events, or troublous beginnings and happy endings, associated with classical Greek comedy.

The other tracks also have their own style, most notably " Flim ", an upbeat song similar in mood to the track " Xtal " from Selected Ambient Works 85 – 92, possessing a cheerful melody and Aphex Twin's signature complex polyrhythms.

Hilary or Hillary is a given and family name, derived from the Latin hilarius meaning " cheerful ", from hilaris, " cheerful, merry " which comes from the Greek ἱλαρός ( hilaros ), " cheerful, merry ", which in turn comes from ἵλαος ( hilaos ), " propitious, gracious ".

Cited for his " cheerful and untiring attitude " and for " set a conspicuous example ", Towner was awarded the Military Cross for his actions.

It follows the interactions between Vendetta, a villainous girl that regularly makes monsters called " fiends ", and Charlotte, a cheerful and naive girl who thinks Vendetta is her best friend.

Hirsch's Scapin is healthy, cheerful, energetic, revelling in his physical agility and his obvious superiority to the young gentlemen whom he serves.

The auditor instructs the preclear to recall as much as possible of the incident, going over it several times " until the preclear is cheerful about it ".

When the preclear is cheerful about an incident, the auditor instructs the preclear to locate another incident: " Let's find another incident that you feel you can comfortably face.

She is an unusual sort of person in the bookless, hedonistic society: outgoing, naturally cheerful, unorthodox, and intuitive.

A writer in " Time's Telescope " ( 1822 ) states that in Yorkshire at eight o ' clock on Christmas Eve the bells greet " Old Father Christmas " with a merry peal, the children parade the streets with drums, trumpets, bells, ( or in their absence, with the poker and shovel, taken from their humble cottage fire ), the yule candle is lighted, and ; " High on the cheerful fire.

In Francis Barret's The Magus, it is said to make the bearer " amiable, pleasent, cheerful and honoured, removing all malice and ill-will ; it causes security in a journey, increases the riches, and health of body drives away enemies ..." In rituals, silver is said to encourages a harmonious energy and a sense of peace.

The characters themselves are also given different personalities, with the film Hitomi changing from a cheerful girl in love to a depressed, suicidal schoolgirl who is suffering from self-induced feelings of loneliness and alienation.

) The music of these operettas is light and cheerful.

He often appeared cheerful when he was unhappy .” Later, to the New York Times, Arnold said, “ film is a psychological recipe.

Brunch is cheerful, sociable and inciting.

* When asked why he seemed so incredibly cheerful all the time: " Well, old bean, life is really so bloody awful that I feel it ’ s my absolute duty to be chirpy and try and make everybody else happy too.

The Harrier is cheerful, sweet-tempered, tolerant of people, and it is excellent with children.

He is cheerful, outgoing, competitive in a friendly way, and has complete confidence in himself.

The song of the Barn Swallow is a cheerful warble, often ending with su-seer with the second note higher than the first but falling in pitch.

Pluto is generally a cheerful and adventurous dog, although he can be given to sheer panic when confronted with something unknown.

A fun and cheerful nature is characteristic of groups like Finntroll and Korpiklaani.

At a ranch where he once worked, the cheerful Brennan loses his horse in a wager and is forced to walk home.

While her demeanor is superficially cheerful, she makes judgmental comments about Mary, exchanges personal insults with Murray, and uses many sexual double entendres, especially around Lou, to whom she is strongly attracted.

He is much more fun than Coraline's real father and always tries to be cheerful and fun in front of Coraline.

My studio is a pretty cheerful place, and quite unlike the atmosphere that surrounds Gwendoline when the Countess gets hold of her.