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" ... a wrong card, to take it up and play another. These insufferable triflers are the curse of a table. One of these flies will spoil a whole pot. Of such it may be said that they do not play at cards, but only play at playing at them. Sarah Battle was... "
Whist Scores and Card-table Talk: With a Bibliography of Whist - Page 201
by George Hempl - 1886 - 310 pages
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The London Magazine, Volume 3

1821 - 746 pages
...card-table, but are indifferent whether they play or no, — and will desire an adversary, who has slipt -) )(& ^ ([m $cƸc N 6 ڢ b` ?< n S , We 2 SR @... 7 R 1$ t - r7짜; r \ sӌ :U8 + ( ^ X8 m r Y favours. She never made a revoke, nor ever passed it over in her adversary without ex* This was before...
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The every-day book, or, The guide to the year

William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...at cards, but only play at playing at them. Sarah Battle was none of that breed ; she detested them ets ; of the twenty-six wards it utterly destroyed...others shattered and half burnt. The ruins of the part ner, a determined enemy. She took and gave no concessions ; she hated favours ; she never made...
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The Every Day Book, Or, A Guide to the Year: Describing the ..., Volume 1

William Hone - 1826 - 882 pages
...none oí that breed ; she di-iestel them from her heart and soul ; and wouid not. save upon a sinking r ; While thronged the citizens with terror dumb, Or whispering, with white lips — " Th partner.a determined enemy. She look and gave no concessions ; she hated favours ; she neter made a...
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The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calendar of ..., Volume 1

William Hone - 1830 - 878 pages
...playing at them. Sarah Battle was none of that breed ; she detested them from her heart and soul ; aad would not, save upon a striking emergency, willingly...thorough-paced partner, a determined enemy. She took ana gave no concessions ; she hated favours ; she never made a revoke, nor ever passed it over in her...
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The Republic of Letters: A Weekly Republication of Standard Literature, Volume 3

1835 - 430 pages
...adversary, who has sh'pt n wrong card, to take it up and play another. These insuflcrable triflers arc the curse of a table. One of these flies will spoil...enemy. She took, and gave, no concessions. She hated favours. She never made a revoke, nor ever passed it over in her adversary without exacting the utmost...
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Essays of Elia

Charles Lamb - 1835 - 440 pages
...take it up and play another. These insufferable triflers are the curse of a table. One of these Hies will spoil a whole pot. Of such it may be said, that...enemy. She took, and gave, no concessions. She hated favours. She never made a revoke, nor ever passed it over in her adversary without exacting the utmost...
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The Republic of Letters: A Weekly Republication of Standard Literature, Volume 3

1835 - 432 pages
...cards, but only play at playing at them. Sarah Battle was none of that breed. She detested them, as 1 do, from her heart and soul ; and would not, save...enemy. She took, and gave, no concessions. She hated favours. She never made a revoke, nor ever passed it over in her adversary without exacting the utmost...
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The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calandar of Popular ...

William Hone - 1835 - 876 pages
...at them. Sarah Battle was none of that breed ; she detested them from her heart and soul ; ¡«¡il would not, save upon a striking emergency, willingly...enemy. She took and gave no concessions ; she hated favours ; she never made a revoke, nor ever passed it over in her adversary, without exacting the utmost...
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The Prose Works of Charles Lamb ...: Elia. First series

Charles Lamb - 1836 - 362 pages
...cardtable, but are indifferent whether they play or no ; and will desire an adversary, who has slipt a wrong card, to take it up and play another. These...enemy. She took, and gave, no concessions. She hated favours. She never made a revoke, nor ever passed it over in her adversary without exacting the utmost...
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The every-day book and table-book; or, Everlasting calendar of ..., Volume 1

William Hone - 1837 - 954 pages
...a« cards, but only play at playing at them. Sarah Battle was none of that breed ; she detested them from her heart and soul ; and would not, save upon...seat herself at the same table with them. She loved -л thorough-paced partner, a determined enemy. She took and gave no concessions ; she hated fcvours...
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