SUSAN, a servant-maid, comes in, and busies herself lighting candles and drawing the curtains to.

this world's defeat; The stop to busie fools; care's check and curb; The day of spirits; my soul's calm retreat Which none disturb!] LETTER 342 CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON

These Principles of Election are the Pastimes and Extravagancies of Human Reason, which is of so busie a Nature, that it will be exerting it self in the meanest Trifles and working even when it wants Materials.