Amusements

Examples

• Being the most polite of men, he seized the opportunity of assisting the Professor's anatomical amusements on the spot. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Mr. Bennet accepted the challenge, observing that he acted very wisely in leaving the girls to their own trifling amusements. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• However, I determined to cut all public amusements as soon as I knew Worcester to be in contact with the enemies of old England. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• One of his favourite amusements, we are told, was the expensive one of rolling elephants down precipitous places in order to watch their sufferings. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• From eleven o'clock until luncheon, and from luncheon until dinner at six in the evening, the employments and amusements were various. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Sometimes we went up to London, and entered into the amusements of the busy throng; sometimes our retreat was invaded by visitors from among them. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• She said you were used to all kinds of things--splendours and amusements and excitements--that we could never hope to give you here. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Well, I like to hear about cricket and boating and hunting, said Frank, who had not yet learned to suit his amusements to his strength. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• His daughter could not induce him to settle down to his customary occupations or amusements that night. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• 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.
• The chief amusements were hunting and love-making. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• As spring came on, a new set of amusements became the fashion, and the lengthening days gave long afternoons for work and play of all sorts. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• We had our separate occupations and our common amusements. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Therefore, quite cheerfully Laura prepared to take her mother's place as hostess, and Gerald assumed responsibility for the amusements on the water. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• It would be one of the noblest amusements. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• The fifth day I arranged to devote to sight-seeing and amusements in Pesca's company. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Her heart was not so much at ease, nor her satisfaction in their amusements so pure. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Edison has never had any taste for amusements, although he will indulge in the game of Parchesi and has a billiard-table in his house. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Every man is rich or poor according to the degree in which he can afford to enjoy the necessaries, conveniencies, and amusements of human life. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• It is the first time I ever interfered with your amusements, therefore do not refuse me. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.

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