play of fancy
Example Sentences
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But Swedenborg's firm belief that the fancies engendered in his mind were scientific realities is very different from the conscious play of fancy in the passage just quoted.
From Myths and Marvels of Astronomy by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor
Ay, but I don't want you to be ignorant," said Billy, earnestly; "and there's no greater mistake than supposing that knowledge is an impediment to the play of fancy.
From The Fortunes Of Glencore by Charles James Lever
What form shall the effort take: fable, fairy tale, a whimsical play of fancy in essay, or merely a nonsense rhyme?
From Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation by Katherine Jewell Everts
In the pianoforte Scherzos and in the Rondo Capriccioso in E major there is without doubt a vitality and a play of fancy easier to criticize than to create.
From Music: An Art and a Language by Walter Raymond Spalding
"Don't you consider your play of fancy mentally dangerous?"
From Rural Problems of Today by Ernest R. (Ernest Rutherford) Groves
