frolics

They were both in that degree of intoxication necessary to prepare such dispositions for what they commonly call frolics, and the sober part of mankind feel to be extravagant outrages against the laws of their country, and the peace of their fellow-subjects.

The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle 2004

Their frolics were a gossip's tale; their showy vices were now as tarnished as their wardrobe, and both were hung out of sight.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 Various

I knew I could not see; but it did not seem possible that all the eager, loving children who gathered round me and joined heartily in my frolics were also blind.

The Story of My Life Annie Sullivan 1905

Those of us who remember the 1970s recall the frolics sparked by America's last great experiment with widespread price caps - namely, those on oil and natural gas.

Libertarian Blog Place Various Libertarian Bloggers 2010

The authorial persona goes out of his way to stress that A Moreninha is an amusing fiction, the result of the "frolics" of his imagination, and should not be taken seriously.

Children Playing by the Sea: the Dynamics of Appropriation in the Brazilian Romantic Novel 2006

These celebrations, attended by visitors from many plantations, and always by the Towns family, ended in gay "frolics" with cakes, wine, etc., for refreshments.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration

Many "frolics" were given and everyone danced where banjoes were available; also, these resourceful people secured much of their music from an improvised fiddle fashioned from a hand saw.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration

On holidays, "frolics" at which square dances were the chief form of entertainment (by the music of a banjo or fiddle) were enjoyed.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration

'Cuttin' the buck 'is what I calls the kind of frolics they had atter they got full of liquor.

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration

Those of us who remember the 1970s recall the frolics sparked by America’s last great experiment with widespread price caps – namely, those on oil and natural gas.

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