vacant hour

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Cowper, whose temperament was in some respects not unlike Johnson's, wrote:—'A vacant hour is my abhorrence; because, when I am not occupied, I suffer under the whole influence of my unhappy temperament.'

From Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 by Hill, George Birkbeck Norman

As for buffoons and artists, to amuse a vacant hour or sketch a vacant face, we must frankly tell you at once that there is not one.

From The Young Duke by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

It fills a vacant hour for leisurely people, it gives agreeable distraction, it furnishes some pleasant dreams.

From The Altar Fire by Benson, Arthur Christopher

The Miller saw, and mention'd, in his prajse, The prompt fidelity of all his ways; Till in a vacant hour, the Dinner done, One day he jokjng cried, 'Come here, my Son!

From Rural Tales, Ballads, and Songs by Bloomfield, Robert

Some hug their business, some their pleasure-scheme; Some seize the vacant hour to sleep or dream; Heart locked in heart some kneel and watch apart.

From Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems by Rossetti, Christina Georgina