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单词 god rest you merry
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God rest you merry
b. God rest you merry: ‘may God grant you peace and happiness’. Cf. Phrases 3a. Obsolete.Now only known in the title of the traditional Christmas carol, God rest you Merry Gentlemen (see, for example, Four Choice Carols for Christmas Holidays (1700–1; single sheet)), the syntax of which is frequently misinterpreted, merry being understood as an adjective qualifying gentlemen (see quot. 1803 and the parody in quot. 1961).
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous formulae [phrase] > expressions of good wishes
God rest you merry1534
rest you merry (also fair, happy)1548
many happy returns (of the day, etc.)1714
1534 N. Udall Floures for Latine Spekynge gathered oute of Terence f. 73 Amice salue. Good felow god you saue, or o louynge frende god rest you mery.
1568 U. Fulwell Like wil to Like sig. D.iii God rest you mery bothe and God be your guide.
a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) v. i. 58 God rest you merry sir. View more context for this quotation
1803 S. J. Pratt Gleanings in Eng. (ed. 2) III. iv. 36 Many a time-embrowned ditty, as well moral as professional; such as ‘God rest you, merry Gentlemen’ [etc.].
1961 O. Nash Coll. Verse 102 God rest you, merry Innocents, While innocence endures.]
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