Pursuits

Examples

• And ought not the same natures to have the same pursuits? Plato. The Republic.
• The first wave is past, and the argument is compelled to admit that men and women have common duties and pursuits. Plato. The Republic.
• Debasement of character is the certain follower of such pursuits. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I know you now, and your tastes and pursuits. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• But there was an equally strong desire on the part of ordinary men to be neither taxed nor interfered with in their ordinary pursuits. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Dr. Franklin did not suffer his political pursuits to engross his whole attention. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• Were the pride of ancestry, the patrician spirit, the gentle courtesies and refined pursuits, splendid attributes of rank, to be erased among us? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Do not fear, Mr Boffin, that I shall contaminate the premises which your gold has bought, with MY lowly pursuits. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Edison tells an amusing story of his own pursuits at this time. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• I don't want to have any words with you, and still less do I want to have any anatomical pursuits with you. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He will also achieve pretty much the same stock of knowledge since that knowledge is an ingredient of his habitual pursuits. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• And Mr. Bounderby went about his daily pursuits. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• We talked of change and active pursuits, but still remained at Windsor, incapable of violating the charm that attached us to our secluded life. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• It was natural that in the first development of mechanical appliances they should be devoted to those pursuits in which men had the greatest practical interest. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The mathematical kn owledge of the Babylonians is related on the one hand to their astronomy and on the other to their commercial pursuits. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• The knowledge to be gained by such inquiry is eminently practical, and of a kind which those engaged in any of the pursuits of life can scarcely fail to require. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• What his pursuits, his talents, and genius? Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Learning by direct sharing in the pursuits of grown-ups becomes increasingly difficult except in the case of the less advanced occupations. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• One day followed another, and the ladies of the house passed their life in those calm pursuits and amusements which satisfy country ladies. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Next, we shall ask our opponent how, in reference to any of the pursuits or arts of civic life, the nature of a woman differs from that of a man? Plato. The Republic.
• The things which represent the needs of specialized groups and technical pursuits are secondary. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Such pursuits as these consumed the scant pocket-money of the boy very rapidly. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Although Dr. Franklin was now principally occupied with political pursuits, he found time for philosophical studies. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• He has been unfortunate in his affairs, and unfortunate in his pursuits, and unfortunate in his family; but he don't care--he's a child! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• It is in _youth_ that we plant our chief habits and prejudices; it is in youth that we take our party as to profession, pursuits, and matrimony. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• Thus constant devotion to pursuits strenuously demanding labour-saving devices evolved a race of keen inventors and mechanics. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Ill-assimilated as the two were in age, sex, pursuits, &c. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• It was the pleasure I took in literature, the discipline of mind I found arise from it, that made me eager to lead Perdita to the same pursuits. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The emphasis must be put upon whatever binds people together in cooperative human pursuits and results, apart from geographical limitations. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• This play at being a little in love was agreeable, and did not interfere with graver pursuits. George Eliot. Middlemarch.

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