 To those puny objectors against cards, as nurturing the bad passions, she would retort, that man is a gaming animal. He must be always trying to get the better in something or other: — that this passion can scarcely be more safely expended than upon...  The Irish Quarterly Review - עמוד 4531858תצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | Charles Lamb - 1835 - 440 דפים
...form and colour. A pencil and dry slate (she used to say) were the proper arena for such combatants. To those puny objectors against cards, as nurturing...; for we do but play at being mightily concerned, where a few idle shillings are at stake, yet, during the illusion, we are as mightily concerned as... | |
 | 1835 - 432 דפים
...form and colour. A pencil and dry slate (she used to say) were the proper arena for such combatants. To those puny objectors against cards, as nurturing...temporary illusion; in truth, a mere drama; for we ilo but play at being mightily concerned, where a few idle shillings are at stake, yet during the illusion,... | |
 | 1835 - 430 דפים
...form and colour. A pencil and dry slate (she used to say) were the proper arena for such combatants. To those puny objectors against cards, as nurturing...safely expended than upon a game at cards : that cards arc a temporary illusion; in truth, a mere drama; for we do but play at being mightily concerned, where... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1836 - 362 דפים
...form and colour. A pencil and dry slate (she used to say) were the proper arena for such combatants. To those puny objectors against cards, as nurturing...drama; for we do but play at being mightily concerned, where a few idle shillings are at stake, yet, during the illusion, we are as mightily concerned as... | |
 | 1836 - 436 דפים
...animal. He must be always trying to get the letter in something or other :_that this passion can carcely }C e j$@ < t D u # <4}O 1 kY ˻s t C w? 6S 2 % Pʨ B |! ( 6? y? QM mere drama ; for we do but play at being mightily concerned, where a few idle shillings are at stake,... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1838 - 486 דפים
...form and colour. A pencil and dry slate (she used to say) were the proper arena for such combatants. To those puny objectors against cards, as nurturing the bad passions, she would retort, that men is a gaming animal. He must be always trying to get the better in something or other : that this... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1840 - 304 דפים
...form and colour. A pencil aud dry slate (she used to say) were the proper arena for such combatants. To those puny objectors against cards, as nurturing...; for we do but play at being mightily concerned, where a few idle shillings are at stake, yet, during the illusion, we are as mightily concerned as... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1845 - 396 דפים
...form and color. A pencil and dry-slate (she used to say) were the proper arena for such combatants. To those puny objectors against cards, as nurturing...; for we do but play at being mightily concerned, where a few idle shillings are at stake, yet, during the illusion, we are as mightily concerned as... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1855 - 798 דפים
...combatants. To those puny objectors against cards, as nurturing the bad passions, she would retort, that men is a gaming animal. He must be always trying to get...; for we do but play at being mightily concerned, where a few idle shillings are at stake, yet during the illusion, we are. as mightily concerned as... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1855 - 624 דפים
...form and colour. A pencil and dry slate (she used to say) were the proper arena for such combatants. To those puny objectors against cards, as nurturing the bad passions, she would retort, that men is a gaming animal. He must be always trying to get the better in something or • other: that... | |
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