Those who make the nation's songs (so much more admirable than its laws) advise us to look for the silver lining, to seek the Blue Bird, to put all our troubles in a great big box and sit on the lid and grin. Alice Corker had been unable to follow this counsel.

Bill the Conqueror. 2.II Bill Undertakes a Mission

'[...] But don't be too depressed about it. Look for the silver lining, whenever clouds appear in the blue, as I have frequently sung in my bath and you, I imagine, in yours. Don't forget you're back in circulation again.

Ring for Jeeves. Chapter 18