frolic

• There is about the whole book that air of light-heartedness and frolic which is essentially Parisian. —  The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X)
• The Major was always a wag, ripe and ready for a spree or a lark To him a frolic was a high delight A frolic he would hunt for, day and night Careless how prudence on the sport might frown At one time, when the favourite's finances were rather low, and the mopusses ran taper_, it was remarked among the 60 vivants of the party, that the Major had not for some time given them an invitation. —  Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. Or, The Rambles And Adventures Of Bob Tallyho, Esq., And His Cousin, The Hon. Tom Dashall, Through The Metropolis; Exhibiting A Living Picture Of Fashionable Characters, Manners, And Amusements In High And Low Life (1821)
• Some would give them pennies, and others only smiles, but the fun and the frolic were what the children loved, and they would be certain to have plenty if the sun shone and the skies were blue overhead On the last day of April, Alice and May hurried home from school, for they meant to start off directly after tea to pick the flowers they would want I do wish Mother would give me a ribbon for my garland,' little May said, as she ran along, trying to keep pace with her elder sister I don't think she will,' Alice replied. —  Chatterbox, 1905.
• I had enough of wine and frolic, and had hoped to have shirked the party and stolen quietly to my lodgings, there to indulge in my lucubrations on the scene I had witnessed, and note in my journal, according to my usual practice, the more prominent events of the day, when Horace commenced with Where the devil, old fellow, have you been hiding yourself? —  The English Spy An Original Work Characteristic, Satirical, And Humorous. Comprising Scenes And Sketches In Every Rank Of Society, Being Portraits Drawn From The Life
• We fired; and kicking up his heels, doubtless in fright, but as it then seemed to us, during our disappointment, much rather in frolic--nay, absolute derision--away bounced Master Rabbit to his burrow, without one particle of soft silvery wool on sward or bush, to bear witness to our unerring aim. —  Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2

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