play of fancy
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This sort of work is extremely amusing, and gives scope to much play of fancy and ingenuity, and when artistically composed it is sometimes very beautiful.
From Handbook of Embroidery by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess
One who lives only in the sensations and feelings of the senses will look upon impressions of higher things as a Fata Morgana, or mere play of fancy.
From Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity by Collison, Harry
The minor bequests the Q.C. regarded as ingenious inventions, pure play of fancy, 'intended to give artistic verisimilitude,' as Pooh-Bah says in the opera, 'to an otherwise bald and unconvincing narrative.'
From Miss Cayley's Adventures by Allen, Grant
Yet with this play of fancy there goes a respectable quantity of serious inquiry into the things of the real world.
From Children's Ways by Sully, James
His sympathetic insight, delightfully sly humor, play of fancy and light touch of pathos are all unique.
From Woman's Club Work and Programs First Aid to Club Women by Benton, Caroline French
