Games and Sports: Being an Appendix to Manly Exercises and Exercises for Ladies, Containing the Various In-door Games and Sports, the Out-of-door Games and Sports, Those of the Seasons, &cT. Hurst, 1837 - 388 Seiten |
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... says an old proverb , " one always plays . " - All this affords some additional argument in behalf of such a work as the present . These views being corroborated by the experience and tact of my publisher , I have consented to fulfil a ...
... says an old proverb , " one always plays . " - All this affords some additional argument in behalf of such a work as the present . These views being corroborated by the experience and tact of my publisher , I have consented to fulfil a ...
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... say , " I saw patches , rouge , gauzes and ribbons on the toilet of a pretty woman . " It is easy to imagine the perplexity and em- barrassment sometimes attending this part of the game ; for if the word is guessed by the person who ...
... say , " I saw patches , rouge , gauzes and ribbons on the toilet of a pretty woman . " It is easy to imagine the perplexity and em- barrassment sometimes attending this part of the game ; for if the word is guessed by the person who ...
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... says refused ) to follow his wife , who came to fetch him to his dinner , and entered with the Knight into his skiff . As soon as they entered , the sail filled ; the bark cut through the humid plain with such ra- pidity that in less ...
... says refused ) to follow his wife , who came to fetch him to his dinner , and entered with the Knight into his skiff . As soon as they entered , the sail filled ; the bark cut through the humid plain with such ra- pidity that in less ...
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... Say , for instance , she is on the stool to find herself con- demned to be always good , always indulgent , and always amiable ; or that she is there to teach young persons the art of capturing the Graces by the charms of the mind . If ...
... Say , for instance , she is on the stool to find herself con- demned to be always good , always indulgent , and always amiable ; or that she is there to teach young persons the art of capturing the Graces by the charms of the mind . If ...
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... says " post- mark , so and so . " As he has his choice of per- sons , he will vary the subject : for example , after revealing the secret of some young lady's affection , he will next , perhaps , relate the opinion of some married lady ...
... says " post- mark , so and so . " As he has his choice of per- sons , he will vary the subject : for example , after revealing the secret of some young lady's affection , he will next , perhaps , relate the opinion of some married lady ...
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advantage adversary adversary's ball amusing angle antagonist arrow baulk bishop bisque bowler bowling Buffy called carambole castle centre chase check-mate colour commences court cushion dedans distance DONALD WALKER doubled Pawn Draughts draw endeavour English Draughts equal feet force forfeit four gallery gentleman given gives check ground half-court hand hazard side inches j'adoube king knight lady Lady's Magazine latter LAWS OF CRICKET Lord's Cricket Ground losing hazard Manly Exercises manner mark match move nock object ball obliged odds OPEN TENNIS party pass penance penthouse person piece placed PLATE play player pocket popping crease practice queen quoit racket reckoned red ball requires return crease rook says score shooting spot stand strike the ball striker hole striking ball string stump Tennis touch turn umpire W.-Queen wall wassail white ball wicket winning hazard word
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Seite 315 - Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire ; Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and...
Seite 228 - CREASE must be in a line with the stumps ; six feet eight inches in length ; the stumps in the centre ; with a return crease at each end towards the bowler at right angles. V. The POPPING CREASE must be four feet from the wicket, and parallel to it ; unlimited in length, but not shorter than the bowling crease.
Seite 231 - Or, if with any part of his person he stop the ball, which, in the opinion of the umpire at the bowler's wicket, shall have been pitched in a straight line from it to the striker's wicket, and would have hit it.
Seite 313 - ... blindfold draws out a portion. He who holds the bonnet is entitled to the last bit. Whoever draws the black bit is the devoted person, who is to be sacrificed to Baal, whose favour they mean to implore in rendering the year productive of the sustenance of man and beast.
Seite 312 - ... children following it with great devotion. And thus being reared up, with handkerchiefs and flags...
Seite 311 - ... painted with variable colours, with two or three hundred men, women and children following it with great devotion. And thus...
Seite 317 - Harvest-Home; their last load of Corn they Crown with Flowers, having besides an Image richly dressed, by which, perhaps, they would signify Ceres, this they keep moving about, while Men and Women, Men and Maid Servants, riding through the Streets in the Cart, shout as loud as they can, till they arrive at the Barn.
Seite 316 - Dee, close by the picturesque old bridge that stretches across the river from the quaint little city of Chester. I had already been carried back into former days by the antiquities of that venerable place ; the examination of which is equal to turning over the pages of a black letter volume, or gazing on the pictures in Froissart.
Seite 227 - The BAT must not exceed four inches and one quarter in the widest part ; it must not be more than thirty-eight inches in length.
Seite 235 - When there shall be more than four players on a side, there shall be no bounds. All hits, byes, and overthrows shall then be allowed.