wantonness
Example Sentences
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They proceed from a Wantonness of Imagination, and rather divert the Mind than astonish it.
From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph
Dowered of Vision, Power or Wantonness, ye shall not escape this scourge of Fate.
From The Genius by Potter, Margaret Horton
His Flight between the several Worlds that shined on every side of him, with the particular Description of the Sun, are set forth in all the Wantonness of a luxuriant Imagination.
From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph
Wantonness, licentiousness, avarice, and the other vices which stained their conduct, discovered their secret intentions.
From Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited by Wilson, Robert A.
The most unhappy of all Men, and the most exposed to the Malignity or Wantonness of the common Voice, is the Trader.
From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph
