Citations:vacant


 * 1678 — John Bunyan. The Pilgrim's Progress.
 * Neither did I but vacant seasons spend In this my scribble; nor did I intend But to divert myself in doing this From worser thoughts which make me do amiss.


 * 1843 — Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol.
 * "I see a vacant seat," replied the Ghost, "in the poor chimney-corner, and a crutch without an owner, carefully preserved. If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, the child will die."