The ſpirit of vvantonness is, ſure, ſcared out of him: if the devil have him not in fee-ſimple, vvith fine and recovery, he vvill never, I think, in the vvay of vvaſte, attempt us again.
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Wantonness
Synonyms for "wantonness" (56 found)
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2 entries- Ausgelassenheit noun (characteristic of being wanton)
- Unbeherrschtheit noun (characteristic of being wanton)
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A vvantonneſſe in vvealth, methinks I agree not vvith, / Tis ſuch a trouble to be married too, / And have a thouſand things of great importance, / Jevvells and plates, and fooleries moleſt mee, / To have a mans brains vvhimſied with his vvealth: […]
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A Svveet diſorder in the dreſſe / Kindles in cloathes a vvantonneſſe: […]
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The desert Pelican had built her nest / In that deep solitude. / And now returned from distant flight / Fraught with the river stream, / Her load of water had disburthened there. / Her young in the refreshing bath / Sported all wantonness; […]
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