| Show creations recreations Ee of great men socrates did not blush to play with the children lasinius would not suffer any business to occupy him beyond a stated hour and after that time he would not allow any letter to be opened during his hours of relaxation that they might not be interrupted by unforeseen labors i tycho brahe diverted himself with polis polishing h glasses for all kinds of spectacles and making mathematical instruments an amusement too closely connected with his studies to be deemed as one the translator of josephus 22 after seven or eight hours of study every day days amused himself in cultivating trees barclay the author of the argereos Ar geneos in his leisure hours was a florist balza amused himself with a collection of crayon portraits peli Peir cie ext found his amusement among his medals and antiquarian curiosities and Poli tian in singing airs to his lute descartes passed his afternoon in the can conversations of a few friends ana in cultivating a little garden in the morn morning i i n g grantville sharp amidst the 11 severity of his studies found a social relaxation in the amusement of a barge on the thames which was well known to the circle of his friends there was festive hospitality with musical delight it was resorted to by men of the most eminent talents and rank his little voyages to putney putney patney kew and to richmond and the literary intercourse they produced were ones the of his bis amusements can not be told without addin adding to the dignity of his character observed mr prince hoare in his very curious life of this great philanthropist some have found amusements in composing treatises on odd subjects seneca wrote a burlesque narrative of claudiana Claud ians death pier ius Valer ianus has written a cu on beards beard and we had a lea ned one recently with klue due tavui gravity ty and pleasantry J I 1 entitled eloge de e rf que tue syl sty a eulo lurn on wigs erasmus to amuse himself when traveling in a post chaise composed his bis panegyric on moria or folly which authorized by the pun he dedicated to sir thomas moore |
