 | 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.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 366 pages
...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...no other conversation but what is made up of a few game phrases, and no other ideas but those of black Or red spots ranged together in different figures.... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 pages
...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, 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
...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 together...no other conversation but what is made up of a few game phrases, and no other ideas - but those of black or red s|xits ranged together in different figures.... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1809 - 202 pages
...thus much ti> 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,...no other conversation but what is made up of a few game phrases, and no other ideas but those, of black or red spots, ranged together in different figures.... | |
 | John Walker - 1810 - 394 pages
...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 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 black and red spots ranged together in different figures.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 pages
...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...no other conversation but what is made up of a few game phrases, and no other ideas but those of black or red spots ranged together in different figures.... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...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...pack of cards with no other conversation but what is mademp of a few game phrases, and no other ideas but those of black or red spots ranged together in... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1814 - 240 pages
...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 sards, with no other conversation but what is macleupof afew game phrases, and no other ideasbut those... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 372 pages
...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...no other conversation but what is made up of a few game phrases , and no other ideas but those of black or red 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, with no other conversation... 
