995 examples of wantoning in sentences

Early on the 1st July came news of the terrible massacre of the Cawnpore garrison,men, women and children slain in one wanton, heartless slaughter, which still makes the blood run cold to read about.

Go toMore of your Love, and less of your Ceremonygive the old Fool a hearty buss, and pay him that wayhe, ye little wanton Tit, I'll steal upand

Ay, ay, Madam, to the Comfort of many a hoping Coxcomb: but Lette,Rogue Lettethou wo't not make me free o'th' City a second time, wo't thou entice the Rogues with the Twire and the wanton Leer the amorous Simper that cries, come, kiss methen the pretty round Lips are pouted outhe, Rogue, how I long to be at 'em!well, she shall never go to Church more, that she shall not.

Although the subject is too hallowed for profane contemplation, yet shalt thou have the whole before thee as it passed: and this not from a spirit wantoning in description upon so rich a subject; but with a design to put a bound to thy roving thoughts.

Thence he turned his course to Capua, which was wantoning under a long course of prosperity, and the indulgence of fortune: amid the general corruption, however, the most conspicuous feature was the extravagance of the commons, who exercised their liberty without limit.

So decorous, indeed, are the little sauvagesses forming the miniature processions, that I do not remember ever detecting the eyes of any of them wandering and wantoning around, like those of the naughty little processional in white about whose conduct I just now complained.

We were not previously aware of these obstacles to Mr. Wordsworth's conversion; and, considering the peculiarities of his former writings merely as the result of certain wanton and capricious experiments on public taste and indulgence, conceived it to be our duty to discourage their repetition by all the means in our power.

And he could not but hold in small respect, persons who introduce confusion around themselves only to make their absence felt and are ready to disturb in wanton selfishness what they will not be at hand to restore.

It is not a particularly picturesque ruin, though its purchase by the Weymouth corporation will prevent any more of the wanton damage it has suffered in the past.

Certainly neither Semiramis in the days of her most wanton power, nor Octavian, the Emperor of all the West, had so gracious a covering from sun and rain.

His angels are genii disimprisoned from the chalices of flowers, houris of an erotic Paradise, elemental sprites of nature wantoning in Eden in her prime.

We find him renewing his favourite pastimeskilling, wantoning, disputing with his employers, and working diligently at his trade.

At that self moment enters Palamon The gate of Venus, and the rising Sun; Waved by the wanton winds, his banner flies, All maiden white, and shares the people's eyes.

every wanton and foolish professor, that will be stopt by anything, kept back by anything, that scarce runneth so fast heavenward as a snail creepeth on the ground?

Limited divorce for adultery, desertion or neglect for six months, habitual cruelty or constant strife, gross and wanton neglect of conjugal duty for six months.

Up every post of the porch they had climbed; over the porch roof, they spread their wealth of color; over the gables, screening the windows with graceful lattice of vine and branch and leaf and bloom; up to the ridge and over the cornice, to the roof of the house itselfeven to the top of the chimney they had won their wayand there, as if in an ecstasy of wanton loveliness, flung, a spray of glorious, perfumed beauty high into the air.

But that which made me tremble from head to foot with more and worse than cold, was the little white figure that danced about his bedfor all the world like a crisped leaf in late autumn which whirls and turns, skipping this way and spinning that in the wanton breezes.

Ameto, though half blinded by the heavenly effulgence, sees a new joy and beauty shine upon the faces of the nymphs, and understands that the flame-shrouded presence is that, not of the wanton mater cupidinum, but of the goddess of divine fire who comes to reveal to him the mysteries of love.

Even wanton Cupid's dame.

This is the position of affairs when Venus appears in search of her wanton, and is shortly followed by the irate Neptune.

Under the reign of Saturn she turns sullen; when Jupiter is in the ascendant he falls in love with her, but she has grown proud and scorns him; under Mars she becomes a vixen; under Sol she in her turn falls in love, and turns wanton under Venus; she learns deceit of Mercury when he is dominant, and runs mad under the influence of Luna.

It is possible, though of course by no means necessary, that we have a specifie reminiscence of the lines in Faustus: More lovely than the monarch of the sky In wanton Arethusa's azur'd arms.

Specifically from 'wanton quick desires' and 'lustful heat.'

And thus, when solitude my spirits shook, Or fearfor all but fools know fear sometimes To rouse myself and them, I piped and took A gay revenge in all my wanton rhymes.

Near by them danced the wanton Salome, To whom John's head was carried in a charger; Then followed Satan, writhing horribly, And Peter with his keysnone e'er seemed larger Changing once more, the sculptor's cunning skill Showed lustful Jove misusing his high power, When as a swan he won fair Leda's will, And conquered Danaë in a golden shower.

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