jaunty
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I thought him dead, and then I thought That life was young and love was free; For o'er our heads the mavis sang, And hameward hied the janty bee!
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles
Faith, me thinks you are a very janty fellow, poudré et ajusté, as well as the best of 'em.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 by Scott, Walter, Sir
She was even trimmer and more janty than he had supposed.
From Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot. by Optic, Oliver
But should these janty lovers daily come To do your work, like your good man at home, Their fine small-timbered wits would soon decay; These are gallants but for a holiday.
From Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love by Dryden, John
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