 She was none of your lukewarm gamesters, your half and half players, who have no objection to take a hand, if you want one to make up a rubber ; who affirm that they have no pleasure in winning; that they like to win one game, and lose another...  Modern English Prose - Page 423edited by - 1904 - 481 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1821 - 746 pages
...cheering nature, streaking the general gloom of our political horizon. MRS. BATTLE'S OPINIONS ON WHIST. ** g •was contained in the languages which they taught,...useless, came to their task as to a sport. Passing from i at whist. She was none of your lukewarm gamesters, yonr half and half players, who have no objection... | |
 | William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...jocund pleasure of children at a round game, take the picture of " old Sarah Battle," the whistplayer. " these and other such precious remains, have been enlarged was her celebrated wish. " She was none of your lukewarm gamesters, your half-and-half players, who... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 882 pages
...jocund pleasure of children at a round game, take the picture of " old Sarah Battle," the whistplayer. " hwr was her celebrated wish. " She was none of your lukewarm gamesters, your half-and-half players, who... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 892 pages
...jocund pleasure of children at a round came, take the picture of " old Sarah Battle," the whistplayer. " A clear fire, a clean hearth, and the rigour of the game," was her celebrated wish. " She was none of your lukewarm gamesters, your half-and-half players, who... | |
 | William Hone - 1830 - 878 pages
...jocund pleasure of children at a round game, take the picture of " old Sarah Battle," the whistplayer. " A clear fire, a clean hearth, and the rigour of the game," was her celebrated wish. " She was none of your lukewarm gamesters, your half-and-half players, who... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1835 - 440 pages
...generous! and a merry New Year, and many of them, to you all, my masters! MRS. BATTLE'S OPINIONS ON WHIST. "A CLEAR fire, a clean hearth, and the rigour of the...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 have no objection... | |
 | 1835 - 432 pages
...and a merry New Year, and many of them, to you all, my masters ! MRS. BATTLE'S OPINIONS ON WHIST. " A CLEAR fire, a clean hearth, and the rigour of the...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 have no objection... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...! and a merry New Year, and many of them, to you all, my masters ! MRS. BATTLE'S OPINIONS ON WHIST. "A CLEAR fire, a clean hearth, and the rigour of the...of old Sarah Battle, (now with God,) who, next to lier devotions, loved a good game at whist. She was none of your lukewarm gamesters, your half and... | |
 | William Hone - 1835 - 876 pages
...jocund pleasure of children at a round game, take the picture of " old Sarah Battle," the whistplayer. " A clear fire, a clean hearth, and the rigour of the game," was her celebrated wish. " She was none of your lukewarm gamesters, your half-and-half players, who... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1836 - 362 pages
...and a merry New Year, and many of them, to you all, my masters ! MRS. BATTLE'S OPINIONS ON WHIST. " A CLEAR fire, a clean hearth, and the rigour of the...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 have no objection... | |
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