 The very next day my Mandarin brought me the Board and Equipage ; and I found, that the Bramins were neither mistaken touching the board, which has a river in the middle, to divide the contending parties, nor in the powers of the King, who is entrenched...  Gioachino Greco on the Game of Chess - Page xiiby Gioachino Greco - 1819 - 148 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1796 - 800 pages
...I perceived, with joy, that I had difcovered the defideratum of which I had been fo long in fearch. The very next day my Mandarin brought me the board...equipage; and I found, that the Bramins were neither miitaken touching the board, which has a river in the middle to divide the contending parties, nor... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1799 - 774 pages
...perceived, withjo>, that I had dilcovc-red the riefidernfum of which I had been Co lor.g in learch. The very next day my Mandarin brought me the board...equipage ; and I found, that the Bramins were neither niillhken touching the. b<>nrd, uiiirli has a river in the middle to divide tht cont<-nding parti-->,... | |
 | Asiatick Society (Calcutta, India) - Asia - 1808 - 600 pages
...Chong. or Sou. or Tcliong, or Mai. Mr. Invin's account I shall give in his own words as follows : — " The very next day my Mandarin brought me the board and equipage ; and I found that the Dralimins were neither mistaken touching the board, which has a rivex in the middle to divide the contending... | |
 | Chess - 1846 - 416 pages
...who require further information. Mr Irwin's account I shall give in his own words as follows : — " The very next day my Mandarin brought me the board and equipage ; and I found that the Brahmins were neither mistaken touching the board, which has a river in the middle to divide the contend,ng... | |
 | Duncan Forbes - Chess - 1860 - 398 pages
...Captain Coxe's words : — " Mr. Irwin's account I shall give in his own words, as follows : — ' The very next day my Mandarin brought me the board and equipage ; and I found that the Brahmans were neither mistaken touching the board, which has a river1 in the middle to divide the contending... | |
 | Aungervyle society - 1884 - 474 pages
...tty. Chinese (Bame of TABLE II. Mr Irwin's account I shall give in his own words as follows : — " The very next day my Mandarin brought me the board and equipage ; and I found that the Krahmins were neither mistaken touching the board, which has a river in the middle to divide the contending... | |
 | Richard Yeo - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1999 - 904 pages
...search. The very next day my mandarin brought me the board and equipage ; and I found that the Bramini were neither mistaken touching the board, which has...contending parties, nor in the powers of the king, who is intrenched in a fort, and moves only in that space, in every direction. But what I did not before hear,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1806 - 804 pages
...difference in the pieces and board, I perceived, with joy, that I had discovered the desideratum of which 1 had been so long in search. The very next day my Mandarin...contending parties, nor in the powers of the king, who is entrmched in a fort, and moves only in that space, in every direction. But what did I not before hear,... | |
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