 She was none of your lukewarm gamesters, your half-and-half players, who have no objection to take a hand, if you want one to make up a rubber ; who affirm that they have no pleasure in winning ; that they like to win one game and lose another ; that...  The London Magazine - 第 104 頁1826完整檢視 - 關於此書
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...have no pleasure in winning: that they like to win one game and lose another ; that they can while away an hour very agreeably at a card-table, but are indifferent whether they win or no (not), and will desire an adversary tvho has slipped a wrong card to take it up and play... | |
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