play of fancy
Example Sentences
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The best place for absurdity is in the midst of what is already absurd � then we have the play of fancy without the sense of ineptitude.
From The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory by Santayana, George
Grotesque is all very well, but it should show a light, delicate play of fancy; and things comic are very amusing when they are not vulgar.
From Household Organization by Caddy, Florence
She told it well, too, with a pretty play of fancy, and an understanding of a child's mind.
From A Patriotic Schoolgirl by Salmon, Balliol
"You mean, if we don't have any more play of fancy imaginations, and thunderings of overwrought editors, sir!"
From Sunlight Patch by Harris, Credo Fitch
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 Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)
