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The leaves become reduced in length one-half, curved, and sprinkled, sometimes in double rows, with the large sori of this species, which gives the tree a strange appearance, and at length proves fatal, from the immense diversion of nutriment requisite to support a parasite so large and multitudinous.
The Sultan then ordered his musicians to perform for the diversion of the company.
The only result of the movement was to create a diversion amongst the inhabitants, who probably regarded their would-be instructors as harmless lunatics.
The Duke of Wellington took command of this huge police army, and so perfect were his arrangements that, without the display of a single redcoat, the rioters outside dared not advance to the attack, and their sympathisers within dared not make any diversion in their favour.
Colchicum has apparently some power in the diversion or control of these morbid processes, which we can only indicate, but cannot further comprehend.
Lastly, murder was committed for pure diversion, as in the auto-da-fÎ and in the games of the circus.
Criminal diversion?
"i want diversion, and i have done with men and women.
This diversion is only practised by those persons who are candidates for great employments, and high favour at court.
There is likewise another diversion, which is only shown before the emperor and empress, and first minister, upon particular occasions.
While he was thus reasoning and resolving with himself, a sardral, or gentleman-usher, came from court, commanding my master to carry me immediately thither for the diversion of the queen and her ladies.
Her majesty used to put a bit of meat upon one of my dishes, out of which i carved for myself, and her diversion was to see me eat in miniature: for the queen (who had indeed but a weak stomach) took up, at one mouthful, as much as a dozen English farmers could eat at a meal, which to me was for some time a very nauseous sight.
Here i often used to row for my own diversion, as well as that of the queen and her ladies, who thought themselves well entertained with my skill and agility.
÷ My answer was, ¶that we were overstocked with books of travels: that nothing could now pass which was not extraordinary; wherein i doubted some authors less consulted truth, than their own vanity, or interest, or the diversion of ignorant readers; that my story could contain little beside common events, without those ornamental descriptions of strange plants, trees, birds, and other animals; or of the barbarous customs and idolatry of savage people, with which most writers abound.
÷ The sum of his discourse was to this effect: ¶That about forty years ago, certain persons went up to Laputa, either upon business or diversion, and, after five months continuance, came back with a very little smattering in mathematics, but full of volatile spirits acquired in that airy region: that these persons, upon their return, began to dislike the management of every thing below, and fell into schemes of putting all arts, sciences, languages, and mechanics, upon a new foot.
And to set forth the valour of my own dear countrymen, i assured him, ¶that i had seen them blow up a hundred enemies at once in a siege, and as many in a ship, and beheld the dead bodies drop down in pieces from the clouds, to the great diversion of the spectators.
This was a matter of diversion to my master and his family, as well as of mortification to myself.
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