Crossword puzzle clue "by itself not much of a cheer"

By itself, not much of a cheer

Times-itself-times-itself

In itself or of itself

Cheer squad cheer

"Cheer, cheer for old ___."

Much ado about not very much

Without much cheer

Poet Carson who wrote "To be running breathlessly, but not yet arrived, is itself delightful, a suspended moment of living hope