 | John Walker - 1799 - 438 pages
...is very wonderful to fee perfons of the beft senfe pairing away a dozen hours together in muffling and dividing a pack of cards, with no other conversation but what is made up of a few game phrafes, and no other ideas, but thofe of black and red fpots ranged together in different figures.... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 pages
...Whether any kind of gaming has even thus much to say for itself, I shall not determine ; but I think it is very wonderful to see persons of the best sense...in shuffling and dividing a pack of cards, with no ether conversation but what is made up of a few f No 93. SPECTATOR. 157 game phrases, and no other... | |
 | 1804 - 676 pages
...has even thus much to fay for itself, I shall not determine; but I think it is Ten' wonderful to sec persons of the best sense passing away a dozen hours...phrases, and no other ideas - but those of black or red s|xits ranged together in different figures. Would not a man laugh to hear any one of this species... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - 1806 - 452 pages
...Whether any kind of gaming has even thus much to say for itself, I shall not determine ; but I think it is very wonderful to see persons of the best sense...no other conversation but what is made up of a few game-phrases, and no other other ideas but those of red or black spots ranged together in different... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - 1806 - 390 pages
...itself I shall not determine : but I think it is very wonderful to see persons of the best sense passing a dozen hours together in shuffling and dividing a...no other conversation, but what is made up of a few game-phrases, and no other ideas, but those of red or black spots ranged together in different figures.... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - 1806 - 388 pages
...Whether any kind of gaming has even thus much to say for itself I shall not determine : but I think it is very wonderful to see persons of the best sense passing a dozen hours together in shuffling and dividing a pack of cards, with no other conversation, but what... | |
 | Thomas Tomkins - 1806 - 348 pages
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 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 366 pages
...Whether any kind of gaming has even thus much to say for itself, I shall not determine ; but I think it is very wonderful to see persons of the best sense...of black or red spots ranged together in different fi.ures. Would not a man laugh to hear any one of this species complaining that life is short ? ,,.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 346 pages
...Whether any kind of gaming has even thus much to say for itself, I shall not determine ; but 1 think it is very wonderful to see persons of the best sense...conversation but what is made up of a few game phrases. and BO other ideas but those of black or red spots ranged together in different figures. Would not a man... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - 1808 - 340 pages
...thus much. to say for itself, I shall not determine ; but I think it is very wonderful to see per sons of the best sense passing away a dozen hours together...no other conversation but what is made up of a few game-phrases, and no other ideas but those of red or black spots ranged together in different figures.... | |
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Whether any kind of gaming has even thus much to say for itself, I shall not determine ; but I think it is very wonderful to see persons of the best sense passing away a dozen hours together in shuffling and dividing a pack of cards... 
