Miss Joanna Baillie tried her hand at an imitation, but the jocosity of the real thing is not feminine. |
At the first his extremely youthful appearance and his jocosity of manner stood in the way. |
The result was apparent in the jocosity of this heavy Mr. Mavering's reply. |
Ayre accepted his friend's jocosity and his own excitement with equal placidity. |
The purity of woman and the reality of religion are not considered topics for jocosity. |
The superficial, no doubt, will mistake this little book for a somewhat laborious attempt at jocosity. |