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Such carnality distressed Anglicans such as the Reverend Henry Bourne of Newcastle most griev-ously; in his eyes, Christmas was "a pretense for Drunkenness, and Rioting, and Wantonness."
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The Beloved, then did Wantonness be dead, and there to grow
The Night Land 2007
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The Beloved, then did Wantonness be dead, and there to grow
The Night Land 2007
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Wantonness was winning; she had nearly forgotten where they were.
A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005
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Wantonness; and, as to the two gods that you see with them, the one is
In Praise of Folly c. 1466-1536 1958
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_Plenty_, and _Plenty_ begot _Ease_ and _Wantonness_, and _Ease_ and
Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles Various
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Dowered of Vision, Power or Wantonness, ye shall not escape this scourge of Fate.
The Genius Margaret Horton Potter
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Robbery, in mere Wantonness continu'd the Persecution, repeating every now and then these christian-like, and sensible Expressions in the Ragings of his Fury, G-- dd -- mn you, when you go to Hell, I wish G-- d would d-- mn me, that I might follow you with the
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Wantonness, licentiousness, avarice, and the other vices which stained their conduct, discovered their secret intentions.
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Wantonness was in the air, -- wantonness and beauty; and when these two imps of passion come together August is at its zenith.
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