Sentence:  ... whole herds or flocks of other women securely, and scarce regarded, traverse the park, the play, the opera, and the assembly; and though, for the most part at least, they are at last devoured, yet for a long time do they <WSD>wanton</WSD> in liberty, without disturbance or controul. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.