 | Charles Lamb - 1876 - 740 pages
...cards, but only play at playing with them. <^ Sarah Battle was none of that breed. She det^stecTthem, as I do, from her heart and soul ; and would not,...loved a thorough-paced partner, a determined enemy. The took, and gave no concessions. She hated favours. She never made a revoke, nor ever passed it over... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1879 - 672 pages
...take it up and play another. These insufferable triflers are the curse of a table. One of these flics will spoil a whole pot. Of such it may be said that...seat herself at the same table with them. She loved a through-paced partner, a determined enemy. She took and gave no concessions. She hated favours. She... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1879 - 444 pages
...[* As if a sportsman should tell you he liked to kill a fox one day and lose him the next.] tested them, as I do, from her heart and soul, and would...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... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1879 - 732 pages
...at them. Sarah Battle was none of that breed. She detested them, as I do, from her heart and eoul, and would not, save upon a striking emergency, willingly...seat herself at the same table with them. She loved a thoroughI aced partner, a determined enemy. She took, and gave, no concessions. She hated favours.... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1881 - 472 pages
...adversary, who has slipped a wrong card, to take it up and play another. These insufferable trifles are the curse of a table. One of these flies will...seat herself at the same table with them. She loved a thorougho paced partner, a determined enemy. She took, and gave, no concessions. She hated favors.... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1882 - 464 pages
...Battle, (now with God,) who, next to her devotions, loved a good game at whist. She was none of your lukewarm gamesters, your half-and-half players, who...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... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1882 - 242 pages
...at 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...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... | |
 | James Hogg, Florence Marryat - 1882 - 780 pages
...play at playing them. Sarah Battle was none of that breed. She detested them, as I do, from her whole heart and soul, and would not, save upon a striking...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... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1885 - 296 pages
...at playing with them. / Sarah Battle was none of that breed. She detested them, as I do, from her V heart and soul ; and would not, save upon a striking...loved a thorough-paced partner, a determined enemy. Jhe took, and gave no concessions. She hated favours. She never made a revoke, nor ever passed it over... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1888 - 320 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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... 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... 
