sprightliness

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SPRIGHTLINESS, noun [from sprightly.] Liveliness; life; briskness; vigor; activity; gayety; vivacity. In dreams, with what sprightliness and alacrity does the soul exert herself.
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