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... play ends and the hand with the lowest unmatched count wins . In some games , each player is permitted an additional turn to take or refuse the top card of the talon . A running score is kept and the game ends when any player reaches ...
... play ends and the hand with the lowest unmatched count wins . In some games , each player is permitted an additional turn to take or refuse the top card of the talon . A running score is kept and the game ends when any player reaches ...
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... play ( called in the First Folio 2 Henry VI ; 3 Henry VI ) , Shakespeare seems to have discovered the theatrical excitement that can be generated by represent- ing recent history on the stage - events just beyond living memory but of ...
... play ( called in the First Folio 2 Henry VI ; 3 Henry VI ) , Shakespeare seems to have discovered the theatrical excitement that can be generated by represent- ing recent history on the stage - events just beyond living memory but of ...
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... play , where ( it has been calculated ) there are 24 distinct " revelations " in 455 lines . The Winter's Tale . In The Winter's Tale Shakespeare's audacity had increased . He introduced a similar combina- tion of heterogeneous ...
... play , where ( it has been calculated ) there are 24 distinct " revelations " in 455 lines . The Winter's Tale . In The Winter's Tale Shakespeare's audacity had increased . He introduced a similar combina- tion of heterogeneous ...
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