The walls had been painted in fresco by an eminent Italian artist, and bevies of rosy Cupids, trailing after them garlands of many-hued flowers, Disported on a background of a delicate green tint.
"Not Pretty, But Precious"
John Hay, et al.
Having decided to give Mrs. Hawthorne a dog, Gerald had spent some hours watching the several components of one litter as they Disported themselves in the flagged court of a peasant house, and had fixed upon one dusty ball of fluff rather than another upon solid indications of character.
"Aurora the Magnificent"
Gertrude Hall
As it was quite impossible absolutely to settle these interesting points beforehand, Mrs. Alwynn's mind had a vast field for conjecture opened to her, in which she Disported herself at will, varying the entertainment for herself and Ruth by speculating as to who would sit on the other side of each of them; "for," as she justly observed, "everybody has two sides, my dear; and though, for my part, I can talk to anybody-Members of Parliament, or bishops, or any one-still it is difficult for a young person, and if you feel dull, Ruth, you can always turn to the person on the other side with some easy little remark."
"The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers"
Mary Cholmondeley