The History of Gambling in EnglandDifference between Gaming and Gambling-Universality and Antiquity of Gambling-Isis and Osiris-Games and Dice of the Egyptians-China and India-The Jews-Among the Greeks and Romans-Among Mahometans-Early Dicing-Dicing in England in the 13th and 14th Centuries-In the 17th Century-Celebrated Gamblers-Bourchier-Swiss Anecdote-Dicing in the 18th Century. Gaming is derived from the Saxon word Gamen, meaning joy, pleasure, sports, or gaming-and is so interpreted by Bailey, in his Dictionary of 1736; whilst Johnson gives Gamble-to play extravagantly for money, and this distinction is to be borne in mind in the perusal of this book; although the older term was in use until the invention of the later-as we see in Cotton's Compleat Gamester (1674), in which he gives the following excellent definition of the word: -"Gaming is an enchanting witchery, gotten between Idleness and Avarice: an itching disease, that makes some scratch the head, whilst others, as if they were bitten by a Tarantula, are laughing themselves to death; or, lastly, it is a paralytical distemper, which, seizing the arm, the man cannot chuse but shake his elbow. |
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... Parliamentary Return — Rise of Discount -Collapse - Shareholders not forthcoming - Widespread Ruin— George Hudson PAGE 242 · 254 • 266 CHAPTER XXII Permissible gambling - Early Marine Assurance - Oldest and old Policies- Lloyd's ...
... Parliamentary Return — Rise of Discount -Collapse - Shareholders not forthcoming - Widespread Ruin— George Hudson PAGE 242 · 254 • 266 CHAPTER XXII Permissible gambling - Early Marine Assurance - Oldest and old Policies- Lloyd's ...
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... Parliament ? or that high military rank could be purchased by ' The Colour's red ' — ' Gentlemen , make your game ! ' Major - General R - w , M.P. , thus got his high pro- motion and his seat in the British Senate ; for his papa was n ...
... Parliament ? or that high military rank could be purchased by ' The Colour's red ' — ' Gentlemen , make your game ! ' Major - General R - w , M.P. , thus got his high pro- motion and his seat in the British Senate ; for his papa was n ...
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... Parliament or a General to the field , like Mrs R -- w's concern ; no house can have a better chance , as no house is better situated for the purpose . We would , how- ever , advise the dealer to be less slovenly and liable to mis- take ...
... Parliament or a General to the field , like Mrs R -- w's concern ; no house can have a better chance , as no house is better situated for the purpose . We would , how- ever , advise the dealer to be less slovenly and liable to mis- take ...
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... Parliament makes you liable . " M. Ude : Upon my honour dat is very hard . Ven I got de summons I remonstrated vid my Lord Alvanley , and he say , ' Oh , never mind , Ude , say dey vere pigeons , instead of grouse . ' ' Ah , my lord ...
... Parliament makes you liable . " M. Ude : Upon my honour dat is very hard . Ven I got de summons I remonstrated vid my Lord Alvanley , and he say , ' Oh , never mind , Ude , say dey vere pigeons , instead of grouse . ' ' Ah , my lord ...
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... Parliament , and he was not permitted to terminate the play until a stated hour , as long as any of that £ 5000 remained . He died at his mansion in Carlton House Terrace , on 25 May 1844 , aged 69. He died a very wealthy man , although ...
... Parliament , and he was not permitted to terminate the play until a stated hour , as long as any of that £ 5000 remained . He died at his mansion in Carlton House Terrace , on 25 May 1844 , aged 69. He died a very wealthy man , although ...
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