 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 pages
...Italian. An acquaintance who was also learning it, used often to tempt me to play chess with him. Finding this took up too much of the time I had to spare for...the grammar to be got by heart, or in translations, &c. which tasks the vanquished was to perform upon honor before our next meeting. As we played pretty... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 pages
...also learning it, used often to tempt me to play chess with him : finding this took up too much o!' the time I had to spare for study, I at length refused...the grammar to be got by heart, or in translations, &c. which tasks the vanquished was to perform upon honor before our next meeting: as we played pretty... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 pages
...Italian. An acquaintance who was also learning it, used often to tempt me to play chess with him. Finding this took up too much of the time I had to spare for...have a right to impose a task, either of parts of tiie grammar to be got by heart, or in translations, &c. which tasks the vanquished was to perform... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 558 pages
...an acquaintance who was also learning it, used often to tempt ine to play chess with him : finding this took up too much of the time I had to spare for...more, unless on this condition, that the victor in ercry game should have a right to impose a task, either of parts of the grammar to be got by heart,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 452 pages
...Italian. An acquaintance, who was also learning it, used often to tempt me to play chess with him. Finding this took up too much of the time I had to spare for...the grammar to be got by heart, or in translations, &c., which tasks the vanquished was to perform upon honour before our next meeting. As we played pretty... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 440 pages
...Italian. An acquaintance, who was also learning it, used often to tempt me to play chess with him. Finding this took up too much of the time I had to spare for...the grammar to be got by heart, or in translations, &c., which tasks the vanquished was to perform upon honour before our next meeting. As we played pretty... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 484 pages
...Italian. An acquaintance, who was also learning it, used often to tempt me to play chess with him. Finding this took up too much of the time I had to spare for...more, unless on this condition, that the victor in t'very game should have a right to impose a task, either of parts of the grammar to be got by heart,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 464 pages
...more, unless on this condition that the victor ia every game should have a right to iuipotie a tank, either of parts of the grammar to be got by heart, or in translations, Sic., which tasks the vanquished wat to perform upon honour before our next meeting. As we played pretty... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 pages
...learning it, used often to tempt me to play chess with him: finding this took up too much of the time { had to spare for study, I at length refused to play...any more, unless on this condition, that the victor ill every game should have a right to impose a task, either of parts of the grammar to be got by heart,... | |
 | Exemplary and instructive biography - 1836 - 348 pages
...Italian. An acquaintance, who was also learning it, used often to tempt me to play chess with him. Finding this took up too much of the time I had to spare for...the grammar to be got by heart, or in translations, &c., which tasks the vanquished was to perform upon honour before our next meeting. As we played pretty... | |
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An acquaintance, who was also learning it, used often to tempt me to play chess with him. Finding this took up too much of the time I had to spare for study, I at length... 
