Meanings of innocent diversion in English

It was economical, conduced to sobriety, and provided innocent diversion.

I think songs an innocent diversion," said Mr Lutter, "and softening to the heart.

As the hand progresses and the players become intent on the game, the watcher may be the cause of no little innocent diversion.

We shall try to picture to ourselves these happy scenes of innocent diversion which cheered the hearts of our forefathers in bygone times.

Katya listens, and neither of them notices into what depths the apparently innocent diversion of finding fault with their neighbours is gradually drawing them.

What, refuse your lady an innocent diversion, and that too when you have not the pretence to say it would cost you a farthing?

Pleasures rob the tradesman, and how, then, can he call them innocent diversions?

I. Pleasures and diversions, especially such as they will have us call innocent diversions.

These innocent diversions give the doctors their support.

Finally tiring of these innocent diversions, they began to prepare for their dance, and I protested.

The Puritan had frowned at innocent diversions; the comic poet took under his patronage the most flagitious excesses.

The next method, therefore, that I would propose to fill up our time, should be useful and innocent diversions.

Jacko is an overmatch for the demon of idleness, at least if light hearts and innocent diversions be weapons against which he cannot long contend.

"What you need," said Ford heartily, "is less of the doctor's nerve tonic and sleeping draughts, and a little innocent diversion.