Never had playing gone with such a zest To those good jesters; never had the tent So swiftly answered to their merriment With cheers, the artist's help, the actor's life.
"King Cole"
John Masefield
Was it, indeed, fit that court jesters, little negro boys, and even cats and pet dogs should appear in pictures which were to decorate the walls of a church?
"Knights of Art Stories of the Italian Painters"
Amy Steedman
And so I spent the night at my Fool's trade, giving them drolleries from the works of Boccacci and Sacchetti-the horn-books of all jesters.
"The Shame of Motley"
Raphael Sabatini