| University of Toronto - 1895 - 704 páginas
...of a gambit, and a keen eye for all the means of giving and getting out of check ? . . . Yet it is a plain and elementary truth that the life, the fortune and the happiness of everyone of us . . . do depend upon our knowing something of the rules of a game infinitely more difficult... | |
| John Campbell Shairp - 1896 - 222 páginas
...fortune, and the happiness of every one of us, and, more or less, of those connected with us, do depend on our knowing something of the rules of a game infinitely...than chess. It is a game which has been played for mttold ages, erery man and woman of us being one of the two players in a game of his or her own. The... | |
| Edward Cornelius Toune, Graeme Mercer Adam - 1898 - 596 páginas
...his son, or the State that allowed its members, to grow up without knowing a pawn from a knight? Yet it is a very plain and elementary truth that the life,...and more or less of those who are connected with us, depend on our knowing the rules of a game infinitely more difficult and complicated than chess. It... | |
| Helen Mathers - 1898 - 476 páginas
...obstinacy. " Peace is all very well, but success is better," said Paul. Think of Huxley's words : " It is a very plain and elementary truth that the life,...the fortune and the happiness of every one of us, do depend upon our knowing something of the rules of a game infinitely more difficult and complicated... | |
| William B. Cairns - 1899 - 296 páginas
...son, or the state which allowed its members, to grow up without knowing a pawn from a knight ? Yet it is a very plain and elementary truth, that the...those who are connected with us, do depend upon our know- 20 ing something of the rules of a game infinitely more difficult and complicated than chess.... | |
| 1900 - 664 páginas
...son, or the state which allowed its members, to grow up without knowing a Pav-'ii from a Knight? Yet It is a very plain and elementary truth, that the...difficult and complicated than Chess. It Is a game that has been played for untold ages, every man and woman of us being one of the two players in a game... | |
| Sir John Lubbock - 1903 - 514 páginas
...son, or the State which allowed its members, to grow up without knowing a pawn from a knight ? Yet it is a very plain and elementary truth that the life,...the rules of a game infinitely more difficult and complij cated than chess. It is a game which has been played for untold ages, every man and woman of... | |
| Thomas Henry Huxley - 1903 - 404 páginas
...members, to grow up without knowing a pawn from a knight ? Yet it is a very plain and elementary trath, that the life, the fortune, and the happiness of every...of those who are connected with us, do depend upon oar knowing something of the rules of a game infinitely more difficult and complicated than chess.... | |
| Emanuel Lasker - 1905 - 302 páginas
...every member of the community. Yet it is a very plain and elementary truth that the life, fortune and happiness of every one of us, and more or less of those connected with us, depend upon our knowing the rules of a game infinitely more difficult and complicated... | |
| Clifton Fremont Hodge - 1905 - 58 páginas
...son, or the state which allowed its members, to grow up without knowing a pawn from a knight? " Yet it is a very plain and elementary truth, that the...more or less, of those who are connected with us, dp depend upon our knowing something of the rules of a game infinitely more difficult and complicated... | |
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