| Horace Smith - 1831 - 414 страница
...Whether any kind of gaming has even this much to say for itself, I shall not determine ; but I think it very wonderful to see persons of the best sense passing...dividing a pack of cards, with no other conversation than what is made up of a few game-phrases, and no other ideas but those of black or red spots ranged... | |
| Horace Smith - 1831 - 372 страница
...Whether any kind of gaming has even this much to say for itself I shall not determine ; but I think it very wonderful to see persons of the best sense passing...dividing a pack of cards, with no other conversation than what is made up of a few game-phrases, and no other ideas but those of black or red spots ranged... | |
| Charles Buck - 1831 - 418 страница
...see persons of the beet genge passing away a dozen hours together in shuffling and dividing a peck of cards, with no other conversation but what is made up of a few fame phrases, and no other ideas ut those of black or red spots ran ged together in different figures... | |
| 1832 - 524 страница
...gentleman, " I took you for a post, you rode so fast." CARDS. — " I think it wonderful," says Addison, " to see persons of the best sense passing away a dozen...dividing a pack of cards, with no other conversation than what is made up of a few game phrases, and no other ideas than those of black or red spots, ranged... | |
| 1832 - 282 страница
...Whether any kind of gaming has even thus much to say for itself, 1 shall not determine; but 1 think it is very wonderful to see persons of the best sense passing awa)ra dozen nours together in shuffling and dividing a pack of cards, with no other conversation but... | |
| 1833 - 438 страница
...youth despair. CARDS. " I think it wonderful," says Addison, " to see persons of the best sense pass away a dozen hours together in shuffling and dividing a pack of cards, with no other conversation than what is made up of a few game phrases, and no other ideas than those of black and red spots, ranged... | |
| 1834 - 430 страница
...with him.' CARDS. — ' I think it wonderful,' saysAddison, ' to see persons of the bests sense pass away a dozen hours together in shuffling and dividing a pack of cards, with no other conversation than what is made up of a few ame phrases, and no other ideas than those of black and red spots, ranged... | |
| 1837 - 860 страница
...reached us, such, in the providence of God, is the indisputable fact. — Wardlaw. CARDS. — I think it very wonderful to see persons of the best sense passing...or red spots, ranged together in different figures. They seem, however, to be the delight of vast numbers of mankind, and even men who profess to have... | |
| Edward Thompson - 1837 - 778 страница
...consequence, then that to a certain extent alters the case ; but I think, as a general rule, the passing away hours together in shuffling and dividing a pack of cards, with no higher conversation than what is made up of a few game phrases, and no other ideas but those of black... | |
| Charles Buck - 1841 - 520 страница
...charKters. I think it very wonderful,' says Addison, ' to see peisoDs of the best sense passing a way a dozen hours together in shuffling and dividing a pack of cards, with M other conversation but what is made up of a few same phrases, and no other ideas but those of black... | |
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