Quotation by Shakespeare

Jog on, jog on, the footpath way,
And merrily hent the stile-a.
A merry heart goes all the day,
Your sad tires in a mile-a.
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Autolycus, in The Winter's Tale, act 4, sc. 3, l. 123-6.

Having tricked the shepherd's son, Autolycus goes off with a song; "hent" means take hold of.
Surprise me with a
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