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With all her gaiety and sportiveness, she had a heart filled with all the tenderest sensibilities of a woman.
WILSON'S TALES OF THE BORDERS AND OF SCOTLAND VOLUME 17ALEXANDER LEIGHTON
I called as in old days at the Duchrae, when I used to carry her on my back, and she in sportiveness used to run and hide from me.
THE MEN OF THE MOSS-HAGSS. R. CROCKETT
One other curious piece of sportiveness in his dealings with the church deserves to be noticed.
VOLTAIREJOHN MORLEY
Roguery and sportiveness are, we may see, the characteristics of this spirit.
THE FAIRY MYTHOLOGYTHOMAS KEIGHTLEY
His manner was kind, simple, and dignified, with plenty of sportiveness flashing out from time to time.
TENNYSON AND HIS FRIENDSVARIOUS
The following letter shows the sportiveness of his imagination on the minutest subjects.
THE WORKS OF WILLIAM COWPERWILLIAM COWPER
He who never relaxes into sportiveness is a wearisome companion, but beware of him who jests at everything!
COLLOQUIES ON SOCIETYROBERT SOUTHEY
With this virile appearance, Cornelia united the sportiveness, and the sweet and coy charms of a maid.
THE POCKET BIBLE OR CHRISTIAN THE PRINTEREUGNE SUE
Do not discourage or check the young cat in its sportiveness, although it may be a little too rough in its vivacious evolutions.
THE CATPHILIP M. RULE
She took peculiar delight in my sportiveness and certain sweetness in my external deportment.
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MADAME GUYONJEANNE MARIE BOUVIER DE LA MOTTE GUYON

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