Like the bee, we should make our industry our amusement. From LearnThat.org. [Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774); British poet, playwright, novelist, and man of letters]
To my amusement is the rather strange attitude of Trek watchers vs DS9 & the Xindi storyline. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - There aint nothing wrong with Enterprise] Reference
Yes; and this I term amusement, when doing neither harm nor good in any degree worth speaking of. From Wordnik.com. [Laws] Reference
My personal amusement is the only reason I can fathom. From Wordnik.com. [The Memory Hole] Reference
His companion snorted in amusement as he stepped up into the wagon. From Wordnik.com. [The Codex Continual » âThe Warlockâs RevengeââAn Excerpt] Reference
Their amusement is short-lived since some comment sections never close. From Wordnik.com. [The Tech Report: News] Reference
On the streets, in amusement parks, in their homes, in farms, out on the fields?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » White House In Disarray: Contradicting Snow, Gonzales Says Bush Opposes Making English The National Language] Reference
Believe me, all those things you call amusement and luxury are necessities to me. From Wordnik.com. [A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg] Reference
His placid father and brother look on in amusement as Mom wrangles with genetic payback. From Wordnik.com. [t=e=m=p=e=r=a=m=e=n=t : Ange Mlinko : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation] Reference
Peter Singer: There is no excuse for keeping wild animals in amusement parks or circuses. From Wordnik.com. [No More Zoos « Gerry Canavan] Reference
I didnât use the word amusement at the panel on which I spoke and would not presume to. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » From the Book Expo America Trenches (Part I)] Reference
Agatha spent more time in amusement and conversation, and were assisted in their labours by servants. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 15] Reference
There are professional dancing girls, but dancing as a social amusement is naturally regarded with disfavor. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither] Reference
"I think," said she, "a child's amusement is scarcely to be weighed against the welfare of a soulless brute.". From Wordnik.com. [Agnes Grey] Reference
It's obvious that the author was having lots of fun writing the story and that amusement is easily infectious. From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW: Stalking the Dragon by Mike Resnick] Reference
She laughed loudly, shaking her head in amusement. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Yogi’s Review Forum] Reference
I sneaked a glance and saw him smiling in amusement. From Wordnik.com. [She Ugly « A Fly in Amber] Reference
Her large brown eyes looked down at me in amusement. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2008 » February : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
That the amusement was a popular one goes without saying. From Wordnik.com. [The Women of the French Salons] Reference
His feet stretch along the fender -- his amusement is the poker. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844] Reference
“They sound like a rough bunch,” the old man said in amusement. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2009 » October : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
Stalag for more than six months, would have looked on in amusement. From Wordnik.com. [Landscapes - Urban] Reference
She looked up; a lady was standing behind her, smiling in amusement. From Wordnik.com. [Little Miss Peggy: Only a Nursery Story] Reference
Thus, behind all the amusement is the nagging presence of mass death. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-09-01] Reference
Now I'm a little sad that the price of our amusement is your messy home. From Wordnik.com. [Suite Interview] Reference
Or they avoid the lack of amusement, which is very nearly the same thing. From Wordnik.com. [ccfinlay: Tag] Reference
They pass much of their life in what is called amusement -- and what is it?. From Wordnik.com. [Lothair] Reference
Does it surprise anyone that the rest of the world looks at us in amusement. From Wordnik.com. [DeMint: Obama 'distracted' from protecting the country] Reference
Finally today for your amusement is a close up of Jaya wearing the monkey ears. From Wordnik.com. [tequilamonky Diary Entry] Reference
From the air of your letter you seem to want amusement, that is, you want spirits. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1] Reference
Among the arrangements planned for my amusement was a play by a strolling company. From Wordnik.com. [Love and Life Behind the Purdah] Reference
A French marquis on the other side, astonished at this being called amusement, is exclaiming Sauvages!. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency] Reference
However, when it proved that the amusement was to be a ride in the park, it sounded rather attractive. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie's Maytime] Reference
amusement! how strange that even the idea of amusement should enter his head in the midst of his despair. From Wordnik.com. [Phoebe, Junior] Reference
"You can't say we don't give you every kind of amusement here, Nan.". From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach Or Strange Adventures Among The Orange Groves] Reference
A little of that precious commodity called amusement, which mamma and. From Wordnik.com. [Villette] Reference
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