wantonnesse

A chaplain serving the British ambassador to the Mogul court noted in 1616 that he had seen barbers gripping and striking at the limbs of their patrons, to stimulate flagging circulation, “a pleasing wantonnesse, and much valued in these hot climes.”

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

A chaplain serving the British ambassador to the Mogul court noted in 1616 that he had seen barbers gripping and striking at the limbs of their patrons, to stimulate flagging circulation, “a pleasing wantonnesse, and much valued in these hot climes.”

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

We have robbed Greece of Gluttonie, Italy of wantonnesse, Spaine of Pride, Fraunce of deceite, and Dutchland of quaffing.

The More Things Change II Heo 2006

The Monke, though his delight with the Damosell was extraordinary, yet feare and suspition followed upon it; for, in the very height of all his wantonnesse, he heard a soft treading about the doore.

The Decameron 2004

After infinite other commendations, he came to the former point of their argument, concerning the easie falling of women into wantonnesse, maintaining

The Decameron 2004

It appeareth Sir, that you have entertained a goodly opinion of me, as, if I were so lewde and lasciviously disposed, or addicted to the very least desire of wantonnesse: that I would bee so forgetfull of mine owne honour, as to adventure it in your sight, and with a servant of my house?

The Decameron 2004

So as belike this banishment grew not for effeminate wantonnesse, since little should Poetical Sonnets be hurtful, when a man might have what woman he listed.

Defence of Poesie 1992

Demosthenes secretly repayred, praying her to giue him leaue: but shee demaunding of him tenne thousand Denarios (amounting very nere to three hundred pounde of our money) astonied at the wantonnesse of the woman, and discouraged with the greatnesse of the somme, retourned backe again, saying: I come not to buye repentaunce so dere.

The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter

At his first comming ouer he soiourned in colledges of cathedrall churches, and in abbeies, addicting himselfe to lucre & wantonnesse, reaping where he had not sowen.

Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (3 of 12) Henrie I. Raphael Holinshed

Somwhat he lipsed for his wantonnesse -- their peculiarities, the host's red face and the reeve's yellow one, their elegances, their arrows with peacock feathers, their bagpipes, nothing is left out; their horses and the way they ride them are described; Chaucer even peeps inside their bags and tells us what he finds there.

A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Jean Jules Jusserand