 | Horace Walpole - 1833 - 484 pagina’s
...Freychappel, fought, and was killed. I am glad he never heard what poor Gibberne was intended for. They have put in the papers a good story made on White's...and said it would affect the fairness of the bet. Mr. Whithed has been so unlucky to have a large part of his seat, f which he hnd just repaired, burnt... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1840 - 522 pagina’s
...Freychappel, fought, and was killed. I am glad he never heard what poor Gibberne was intended for. They have put in the papers a good story made on White's:...interposed, and said it would affect the fairness of the bet Mr. Whithed has been so unlucky as to have a large part of his seat, 2 which he had just repaired,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1840 - 618 pagina’s
...Freychappel, fought, and was killed. I am glad he never heard what poor Gibberne was intended for. They have put in the papers a good story made on White's...interposed, and said it would affect the fairness of the bet Mr. Whithed has been so unlucky as to have a large part of his seat,2 which he had just repaired, burnt... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1842 - 546 pagina’s
...Freychappel", fought, and was killed. I am glad he never heard what poor Gibberne was intended for. They have put in the papers a good story made on White's:...and said it would affect the fairness of the bet. Mr. Whithed has been so unlucky as to have a large part of his seat," which he had just repaired, burnt... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1842 - 434 pagina’s
...tells a story which is characteristic enough to be true, though he hints that it was invented : — " They have put in the papers a good story made on White's...and said it would affect the fairness of the bet." JA great deal of this reckless spirit of gambling, which lasted through the century, and which probably... | |
 | Kazlitt Arvine - 1848 - 908 pagina’s
...time dropped down dead at the door of White's club house, into which he was carried ; the members of the club immediately made bets whether he was dead or not ; and upon its being proposed to bleed him, the wagerers for his death interposed, alleging that it would... | |
 | 1850 - 608 pagina’s
...&c., less piquant : ' White's ' is particularly full. We select a few characteristic anecdotes : — 'They have put in the papers a good story made on...when they were going to bleed him, the wagerers for iiis death interposed, and said it would affect the fairness of the bet.' — Walpole. ' Very often... | |
 | Kazlitt Arvine - 1850 - 882 pagina’s
...time dropped down dead at the door of White's club house, into which he was carried ; the members of the club immediately made bets whether he was dead or not ; and upon its being proposed to bleed him, the wagerers for his death interposed, alleging that it would... | |
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They have put in the papers a good story made on White's: a man dropped down dead at the door, was carried in : the club immediately made bets whether he was dead or not, and when they were going to bleed him, the wagerers for his death interposed, and... 
