...But on this earth, the noblest propositions are seldom heard, since Destiny amuses herself in perverting them and turning them aside... 
Vicente Blasco Ibanez Charlotte Brewster Jordan 「The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse」
... “Certainly; he is amiable, he has a great friendship for me, and he amuses me...
Alexandre Dumas, Pere 「Ten Years Later」
... “Well, then, sir, since it amuses you, let us say that the king came to the lodge last night, and was joined there by his friend Mr...
Anthony Hope 「Rupert of Hentzau」
...He gets drunk for six days in the week whenever palm-wine is to be procured, and the seventh amuses himself by cutting off the heads of his faithful subjects and playing other vagaries...
W.H.G. Kingston 「The Two Supercargoes」
...It a littleshocks, and at the same time amuses, our Colonialto find that great artists in the parent countryadmire this most unpoetic beast, and waste theirtime and talents in painting it...
W. H. Hudson 「Birds and Man」
...Alongside of the dwarf, by force of antithesis, therearises, even in the Finnic mythology, the idea of a giant,a Titan who amuses himself with uplifting and hurlingrocks and mountains...
Angelo de Gubernatis 「Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2)」
...A roll ofsulphur in the animal's water may be permitted, since it amuses theproprietor while it does not injure his dog...
Dinks, Mayhew, and Hutchinson 「The Dog」
...Science amuses itself by cutting up and otherwise torturing helplessdogs in the unholy name of vivisection...
Albert Payson Terhune 「Further Adventures of Lad」
...If the absenceof his companion is prolonged he amuses himself by rapidly whirling thepill between his hind legs, which are raised in the air...
J. H. Fabre Bernard Miall 「Social Life in the Insect World」
... A goatherd amuses himself by making combinations with heaps of little pebbles...
J. Henri Fabre Alexander Teixeira de Mattos 「The Life of the Fly」
..."No--but he sometimes amuses himselfwith being an ambassador," was the wittyretort, which showed how he valued his twocommissions...
Dolores Bacon 「Pictures Every Child Should Know」
...” “Onthe contrary,” responded Rubens who was always proud of his art, “thepainter occasionally amuses himself by trying to be a courtier...
Jennie Ellis Keysor 「Great Artists, Vol 1.」
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