The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 4Garretson, Cox, 1897 |
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... play in the villages with young men of good families . These young men concealed their real names and assumed those of the principal characters which they represented . B. excelled in that of Il Ruzzante ( the wag ) , and was so ...
... play in the villages with young men of good families . These young men concealed their real names and assumed those of the principal characters which they represented . B. excelled in that of Il Ruzzante ( the wag ) , and was so ...
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... played on the strug gling mass . On the 29th , a considerable number of sick and wounded soldiers , women , children , and sutlers , still remained behind , despite the warnings of Marshal Victor and General Eblé , until preparations ...
... played on the strug gling mass . On the 29th , a considerable number of sick and wounded soldiers , women , children , and sutlers , still remained behind , despite the warnings of Marshal Victor and General Eblé , until preparations ...
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... play of independence was burned by its ecclesiastical ruler . The Reformation , however , so weakened the clerical power that in the beginning of the 17th c . it had become merely nominal ; and B. was essentially a free and independent ...
... play of independence was burned by its ecclesiastical ruler . The Reformation , however , so weakened the clerical power that in the beginning of the 17th c . it had become merely nominal ; and B. was essentially a free and independent ...
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... played on a long table covered with cloth , with ivory balls and a cue or mace . BILLIARD , a . pertaining to . The ... play 4 ft by 9 is more usual , and 4 ft . by 8 is often seen . A room for one table should be not less than 15 ft ...
... played on a long table covered with cloth , with ivory balls and a cue or mace . BILLIARD , a . pertaining to . The ... play 4 ft by 9 is more usual , and 4 ft . by 8 is often seen . A room for one table should be not less than 15 ft ...
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... play . Rules of the American or Four - ball Game . - 1 . The game begins by stringing for the lead , and the player who , after striking his ball to the bottom cushion , brings it nearest to the cushion at the upper end of the table ...
... play . Rules of the American or Four - ball Game . - 1 . The game begins by stringing for the lead , and the player who , after striking his ball to the bottom cushion , brings it nearest to the cushion at the upper end of the table ...
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