 Ombre, or The Man. It was so named as requiring thought and reflection, which are qualities peculiar to man, or rather alluding to him who undertakes to play the game against the rest of the gamesters, and is called the man. To play it well requires a...  The Compleat Gamester: In Three Parts ... - Pagina 1door Esq. Richard Seymour - 1754 - 324 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates - 1873 - 586 pagina’s
...the French la leste, as a man do's (sic) & beast ;" and Seymour, in his treatise, adds, " It was so named as requiring thought and reflection, which are qualities peculiar to man ;" but he does not further explain himself. We therefore are left at a loss to conjecture whether he... | |
 | 1873 - 618 pagina’s
...the French la leste, as a man do's (si'e) a heast ;" and Seymour, in his treatise, adds, " It was so named as requiring thought and reflection, which are qualities peculiar to man ;" but he does not further explain himself. We therefore are left at a loss to conjecture whether he... | |
 | 1874 - 858 pagina’s
...a great deal of the gravity peculiar to that nation. It is called \El hombrc, or the MAH. It was so named as requiring thought and reflection, which are...rather, alluding to HIM who undertakes to play the game against the rest of the gamesters, and is called the MAN. To play it well requires a great deal of... | |
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