The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 183
... play begins , and each player takes his tabled declarations into his hand . In the ensu- ing play of tricks , the leader's opponent must follow suit if able and must win the trick if able , either by playing a higher card of the suit ...
... play begins , and each player takes his tabled declarations into his hand . In the ensu- ing play of tricks , the leader's opponent must follow suit if able and must win the trick if able , either by playing a higher card of the suit ...
Page 738
... plays are best rep- resented by La hija del aire . This play in two parts dramatizes the legend of Semir- amis ( the warrior queen of Babylon whose greed for political power led her to conceal and impersonate her son on his accession ) ...
... plays are best rep- resented by La hija del aire . This play in two parts dramatizes the legend of Semir- amis ( the warrior queen of Babylon whose greed for political power led her to conceal and impersonate her son on his accession ) ...
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... played both for and with this money , and in China today the general term for play- ing cards means paper tickets . Early playing cards proper were mostly nu- meral cards . In China they were used for games in which the higher cards ...
... played both for and with this money , and in China today the general term for play- ing cards means paper tickets . Early playing cards proper were mostly nu- meral cards . In China they were used for games in which the higher cards ...
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Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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