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The boy stands astonished, his impressions guide him: he learns sportfully, seriousness comes on him by surprise.

From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von

In a play, "The Rovers," he sportfully satirized the romantic drama of Schiller, "The Robbers."

From William Pitt and the Great War by Rose, John Holland

My stature gives no inch I throw away; My supple joints play free and sportfully; I’m every atom what a man should be.

From The Love-chase by Morley, Henry

For the purpose of the present inquiry I also omit all the rites of leaping sportfully, and of driving cattle through light fires. 

From Modern Mythology by Lang, Andrew

The boy stands astonished, his impressions guide him; he learns sportfully, seriousness comes on him by surprise.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 by Various