“Hunting and fishing, the most important employments of mankind in the rude state of society, become ⟳ in its advanced state their most agreeable amusements, and they pursue ⟳ for pleasure what they once followed from necessity. In the advanced state of society, therefore, they are all very poor people who follow ⟳ as a trade ⟳ what other people pursue ⟳ as a pastime.”

“[…]lax court morals and the absurd chivalry business were in full feather, and the joust and the tournament were the frequent pastime of titled fine gentlemen who could fight ⟳ better than they could spell ⟳...”

“An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay ⟳ aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save ⟳ notepaper’) and enter ⟳ into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.”

“And your pastimes, consisted of the strange And twisted and deranged And I hate ⟳ that little game you had called "Crying Lightning"”

“Nor would there be an opportunity for the media's favorite pastime of exposing conflict among his advisors.”

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