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"These do without fear, and to all you'll appear Fair, charming, true, lovely, and clever, Tho' the times remain darkish, your men may be sparkish, And love you much stronger than ever."

From Woman's Life in Colonial Days by Holliday, Carl

The Prince was always very sparkish in his dress, and one day, on a very cold morning, he tied a very fine lace handkerchief, which he took out of his coat pocket, about his neck.

From Rupert Prince Palatine by Scott, Eva

A Masculine French Adjective, signifying fine but now naturaliz'd into English to denote a sparkish dressing Fop.

From Mundus Foppensis The Fop Display'd by Evelyn, John

Mr. Aubrey was then in sparkish garb, came to town with his man and two horses, spent high, and flung out A. W. in all his recknings.

From Miscellanies Upon Various Subjects by Aubrey, John

Michael to his chagrin found himself seated next to Mackintosh, for Mackintosh, cousin though he was of the sparkish Lonsdale, was a gloomy fellow scornful of the general merriment.

From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton