The Apology
   Part
 1 Intro|    come, because they found an amusement in hearing the pretenders
 2 Text | pretenders to wisdom; there is amusement in it. Now this duty of


Charmides
   Part
 3 Text |  between Critias and me. Great amusement was occasioned by every


Critias
   Part
 4 Text |     which furnish pleasure and amusement, and are fruits which spoil


Gorgias
   Part
 5 Intro|  fiction is not merely to give amusement, or to be the expression


Laws
   Book
 6 1    |       some other exercise, for amusement, and the teacher should
 7 2    |       mind the instruction and amusement which are given by music,
 8 2    | Athenian. Yes; and this I term amusement, when doing neither harm
 9 2    |         If, then, drinking and amusement were regulated in this way,
10 2    |      body, when regarded as an amusement, we termed dancing; but
11 2    |        State makes drinking an amusement only, and whoever likes
12 6    |        will provide a pleasing amusement, but they will be a serious
13 6    |       they shall follow in the amusement of the dance, and for our
14 7    |       certain natural modes of amusement which they find out for
15 7    |        lady, delighting in the amusement of the dance, thought it
16 7    |       nor ever will be, either amusement or instruction in any degree
17 7    |     affording them an innocent amusement.~Cleinias. That, again,
18 7    |        learn as a pleasure and amusement. They have to distribute
19 7    |     saying they adapt to their amusement the numbers in common use,
20 7    |    learning of them will be an amusement, and they will benefit the


Phaedrus
   Part
21 Text |      all, only for the sake of amusement and pastime. But when he
22 Text |     the sake of recreation and amusement; he will write them down


The Republic
   Book
23 3    |      very possibly afford some amusement, but they do not conduce
24 4    |        replied, in the form of amusement; and at first sight it appears
25 7    |   early education be a sort of amusement; you will then be better
26 7    |        their mouths, argue for amusement, and are always contradicting
27 7    |  contradicting for the sake of amusement; and the greater moderation
28 9    | unnecessary, which aim only at amusement and ornament? ~True. ~And


The Sophist
   Part
29 Intro|   young derive such a feast of amusement. Their meagre minds refuse
30 Text |     the sake of instruction or amusement;—may not he who takes them


The Statesman
   Part
31 Text |      that we may have a little amusement; there is a famous tale,
32 Text |       not too old for childish amusement.~YOUNG SOCRATES: Let me
33 Text |         which are designed for amusement only, and may be fairly
34 Text |  things have a serious purpose—amusement is their sole aim.~YOUNG