1835 collocations for plays

If people play a good game of bridge, they are welcome guests in a great many houses which formerly would have been closed to them, and it is a great resource to ladies no longer very young, widows and spinsters, who find their days long and don't know what to do with their lives.

A man may write about "New America," or "Spiritual Wives," or any such light and airy subject, without possessing much knowledge, or indulging in much thought, but he can't play such tricks upon Agriculture.

Us two ain't much on the sociability end, but we've played many a lucky card fifty-fifty.

'I felt in the mood to stop at home and play the piano today.

Many of our colleagues in the diplomatic corps had played a great role in their own country.

The uproar of its former flood was marked upon the shale and trunks of trees here and there were wedged, but now the river plays drowsy tunes upon the stones.

By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages.

There is no doubt as to their intention to play Base Ball.

Then Hercules said, "You just listen to me, and 7 stop playing the fool.

" "Do you think anyone is playing an awful practical joke?"

To guide events was never his forte, as he forlornly knew; and here he was condemned perforce to play that uncongenial rôle, with slender chances of reward.

Not that there isn't quite a good hotel there, and of course it's all right for me, because I shall play golf all day and run up to town when I want to.

He was very fond of music, and went with me sometimes to the Conservatoire on Sunday; he had a great admiration for the way they played classical music; used to lean back in his chair in a corner (would never sit in front of the box) and drink in every sound.

"I'll teach you gentlemen to come playing pranks on Sixth Form studies.

I know you played tennis with him.

We started out from the post with the regimental band playing the lively air of "The Girl I Left Behind Me."

Not that he had much of a voice, though he used to play 'Comin' thro' the Rye' oh the fiddle sometimes, until he got it going through him so much he couldn't draw a note.

He allowed the girls to print his name as editor in chief, but he did no editorial work at all, amusing himself these delightful summer days by wandering in the woods, where he collected botanical specimens, or sitting with Uncle John on the lawn, where they read together or played chess.

" Directly after dinner every one commenced "packing up;" which term might have been supposed to include every form of skylarking which the heart of the small boy could devise, from racing round the quadrangle, arrayed in one of Bibbs's night-shirts, to playing football in the gymnasium, North versus South, with the remains of an old mortar-board.

" The prince repeated these words to Hamed, who said: "The task you give me is harsh, nevertheless I will bring her to you," He set out on the way, and came to a place where he found a man pasturing a flock of sheep, carrying a millstone hanging to his neck and playing the flute.

A dozen other equally remarkable incidents happened during the short time that the frantic buffaloes were playing havoc with our train, and when they had got through and left us, our outfit was very badly crippled and scattered.

One would play and one would sing (rather like the song in the children's book, "one could dance and one could sing, and one could play the violin"), and the third, the polyglot of the family, could speak several languages.

There are many in the Tidewater who would look askance at this business, so it must be done in desperate secrecy; but if there should be trouble I counsel you to play a bold hand with the Governor.

Like other teachers inspired by Professor Dewey, we have found our children most responsive to the suggestion of playing out primitive man.

I can't play bridge either....

1835 collocations for  plays