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He carried the marks of his calling in the devil-may-care poise of his body, in his clothing, in his rollicking Irish eyes.
THE TRAIL OF CONFLICTEMILIE BAKER LORING
Though he tried to make them rollicking and merry, he succeeded only in giving a number of doleful whines.
THE TALE OF BOBBY BOBOLINKARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY
I am not one to sit upon the shore and write you poetry (of the kind that is described as rollicking) about it.
SHIP-BOREDJULIAN STREET
Then all at once he laughed,--a rollicking, merry laugh,--and threw off his furious manner as one does an old coat.
MASTER SKYLARKJOHN BENNETT
There were already about twenty rollicking boys hitched on, when one little fellow dropped off behind.
MOODY'S STORIESDWIGHT LYMAN MOODY
This gaiety communicated itself to the others and soon it was a rollicking group around the parsonage table.
PRUDENCE OF THE PARSONAGEETHEL HUESTON
By and by it brought me the rollicking air my brother whistled, and then came the sound of foot-falls.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYD
The princess gazed at the rollicking waters, at her doves, thence into the inquiring gray eyes of the old soldier.
THE PUPPET CROWNHAROLD MACGRATH
Then through the curtain of the mask there came a low, rollicking laugh.
THE GREY CLOAKHAROLD MACGRATH
Other friends, with whom I have sat at dinner in the brave, rollicking days in the Solomons have since passed out—by the same way.
JERRY OF THE ISLANDSJACK LONDON

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