John, but he detested the trouble of public business, and thought that the only advantage of being a king was that he would have leisure to amuse himself.
Even when he was at mass he either drew pictures to amuse himself or conversed in whispers with his neighbours.
One day as he sat watching the Sheep and the quiet forest, and thinking what he would do should he see a Wolf, he thought of a plan to amuse himself.
Illustration] [Illustration] THE FOX AND THE STORK The Fox one day thought of a plan to amuse himself at the expense of the Stork, at whose odd appearance he was always laughing.
All he could do to amuse himself was to talk to his dog or play on his shepherd's pipe.
It is almost like being out of doors, it is so big, and Ruggedo made the wonderful forest to amuse himself, as well as to tire out his hard-working nomes.
It was in vain endeavouring to amuse himself; he became thoughtful, and would arise at the first dawn of day, and sit looking at the bean-stalk for hours together.
One day as he was walking in the garden, finding the heat increase, he retired into a shady grove, and began to play upon the flute to amuse himself.
Margaret smiled, for she knew her companion well, and understood in a moment that the American had discovered her hobby, and was either seeking to win her good graces, or endeavouring to amuse himself by inducing her to air her views.
Neither Miss Skeat nor Claudius had noticed Mr. Barker, who was ensconced on a corner transom, with his nails and a book to amuse himself with.
The cook, resolving to keep him safely this time, as he had so lately given him the slip, clapped him into a mouse-trap and left him to amuse himself by peeping through the wires for a whole week.
He began to wonder what he should do, and to amuse himself by pretending that all the treasures he saw were his own, and considering how he would divide them among his children.
It was in vain endeavoring to amuse himself; he became thoughtful, and would arise at the first dawn of day, and sit looking at the bean-stalk for hours together.
Ralph was now a rich man, and was entitled to amuse himself.
The owner of Newton was contented to see the animals exercised in the park, and to amuse himself by schooling them over hurdles, and by high jumping at the bar.
If he chose to amuse himself by breaking the things, the things must be broken.
A lady, who visited his mamma, and who was extremely fond of him, met him in the hall on new year's day, and gave him a seven shilling piece to purchase something to amuse himself.
He was quite willing to amuse himself, she said to herself, but of feeling in the matter he had none, though there had been moments.
He is that kind of a fellow you know: he must always have some one to amuse himself with.
Then Suryaprabha, by virtue of the sciences, was continually roaming through many countries in his chariot, with his ministers, to amuse himself.
He roamed there for a long time like Indra in the garden of Nandana, and descended into the water of the lake to amuse himself in company with his wives.
And at that time king Kanakavarsha went with all his wives to a spring-garden, to amuse himself.
He paced the room without finding any thing to amuse himself with.
At last, after wandering about in all directions, he gave up the search as hopeless, and determined to amuse himself as best he could, and then to try and find his way back to their quarters in Cambridge.
This Jack did with right good will; and the meal being despatched, Pearson advised him to amuse himself as best he could in the room, while he went out to look for a horse fit, as he said, for Jack to ride.
Chapter Fourteen The Long-Eared Hearer Learns by Listening During this time Ruggedo, the Metal Monarch and King of the Nomes, was trying to amuse himself in his splendid jeweled cavern.
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