vacant hour

Example Sentences

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A vacant hour is always the devil's hour.

From Stray Thoughts for Girls by Soulsby, Lucy H. M.

He played with the nonchalant air of one who was there merely to pass away a vacant hour, but his stakes were high and he played every shot.

From Jim Cummings Or, The Great Adams Express Robbery by Pinkerton, A. Frank [pseud.]

The Miller saw, and mention'd, in his prajse, The prompt fidelity of all his ways; Till in a vacant hour, the Dinner done, One day he jokjng cried, 'Come here, my Son!

From Rural Tales, Ballads, and Songs by Bloomfield, Robert

As for buffoons and artists, to amuse a vacant hour or sketch a vacant face, we must frankly tell you at once that there is not one.

From The Young Duke by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

Is the true end of poetry to occupy a vacant hour?

From The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius by Cruttwell, Charles Thomas