Friend and foe alike came to the back door of Schloss Rothhoefen, and there found welcome or stubborn obstacles that laughed at time and locksmiths: monstrous gates that still were strong enough to defy a mighty force.
"A Fool and His Money"
George Barr McCutcheon
The song referred to here is 'Unfortunate Miss Bailey,' by George Colman, and sung by Mr. Mathews in the comic opera of Love Laughs at locksmiths.
"Charles Dickens and Music"
James T. Lightwood
But "love laughs at locksmiths" and finds its way through locked doors, and Antinous succeeded all the same in finding his way into Paulina's garden.
"The Emperor, Part 2, Volume 9."
Georg Ebers