"Spright" Quotes from Famous Books
... tricksome spright that delighted in breaking bottles of the "best Madeira wine and spilling the contents over the new English carpet" when the mistress had invited the parson's and the doctor's families to dinner. This, though of course it was ... — Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science, April 1875, Vol. XV., No. 88 • Various
... thee, I must bear her hard, Else she'll be prying[525] into my dalliance. I am an old man, sweet girl; I must be merry: All steel, all spright: keep in health by change; Men may be wanton, women must ... — A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Vol. VII (4th edition) • Various |