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" 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 but what is made up of a few game phrases, and no other ideas but those of black or... "
Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose: Selected ... - Page 22
1797 - 1120 pages
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The Spectator, Volume 2

1729 - 354 pages
...Converfation but what is made up of a few Game Phrafes, and no other Ideai but thofe of bl.ickor red Spots ranged together in different Figures. Would not a Man laugh to hear any one of tikis Species complain. ing iliac Lite is ftiort ? THE •••'•••>:<• might be made a perpetual...
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The Spectator, Volume 2

1729 - 342 pages
...Converfation but what is made up of a few Game Phrafes, and no other Ideas but thofe of blacker red Spots ranged together in different Figures. Would not a Man laugh to hear any oneof this Species complaining that Lifers fhort \ THE Stage might be made a perpetual Source of the...
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The Spectator, Volume 2

1739 - 346 pages
...Converfation but what is made up of a few Game Phrafes, and no other Ideas but thole of black or red Spots ranged together in different Figures. Would not a Man laugh to hear any one of this Species complaining that Life is fhort ? ^ .THE Stage might be made a perpetual Source of tin nvoft...
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The Dignity of Human Nature: Or, A Brief Account of the Certain ..., Volume 2

James Burgh - 1767 - 526 pages
...cotrvtrfation, but what is made ' up of a few game phrafes, and no other ideas but thofe of " black orreilfpots ranged together in different figures. Would " not...laugh to hear any one of this fpecies complaining *' tkat life'isfiort P" verfions of the theatre. And by the fagacity of the managers of the theatres,...
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The Dignity of Human Nature: Or, a Brief Account of the Certain ..., Volume 2

James Burgh - 1767 - 516 pages
...but what is made 1 up of a few game pbrafes, and no other ideas but thofe of •' black or red/pott ranged together in different figures. Would ,' not a man laugh to hear any one of this ipecies complaining HUMAN NATURE. 167 verfions of the theatre. And by the fagacity of the managers...
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The Moral Miscellany: Or, a Collection of Select Pieces, in Prose and Verse ...

1773 - 394 pages
...dividing a pack of cards, with no other converfation but what is made up of a few game phrafcs, ?.nd no other ideas but thofe of black or red fpots ranged...-figures. Would not a man laugh to hear any one of his fpecies complaining that life is fhort ? The ftage might be made a perpetual fource of the moft...
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The Trifler: A New Periodical Miscellany, Issues 1-43

Touchstone - 1788 - 592 pages
...nee finit efle feros. OVID. Softens the manners, and refines the heart. Stage" fays the Guardian, " might be made a perpetual fource of the moft noble...entertainments, were it under proper regulations." I fhall devote the fubject of this week's Paper to the inveftigation of this afTertion, and endeavour...
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The Prose epitome; or, Extracts, elegant, instructive, and entertaining ...

1792 - 494 pages
...dividing a pack of carib, with no other convcrfatiou but what in made up of a few game phrafcs, and no other ideas but thofe of black or red fpots ranged together in different figure;:. Would not a man laugh to h. .r any une of this fpccies complaining that life is mort. The...
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Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical ..., Volume 3

Mr. Addison - 1794 - 326 pages
...dividing a pack of cards, with no other converfation but what is made up of a few game phrafes, and no other ideas but thofe of black or red fpots ranged...figures. — Would not a man laugh to hear any one of his fpecies complaining that life is fhort?" And in another place he fays, " You often fee a common...
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Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments ...

Mr. Addison - 1796 - 634 pages
...dividing a pack of cards, with no other converfation but what is made up of a few game phrafes, and no other ideas but thofe of black or red fpots ranged together in different figures.-^Would not a man laugh to hear any one of his fpecies complaining that life is fhort?" And...
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