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... Sassa , the son of Dahir , did not invent the game of Chess ; but that he merely modified an older , and — as he thinks - a more perfect form of the game . He is also singular in asserting that the Hindūs 1 An account of this MS . will ...
... Sassa , the son of Dahir , did not invent the game of Chess ; but that he merely modified an older , and — as he thinks - a more perfect form of the game . He is also singular in asserting that the Hindūs 1 An account of this MS . will ...
Page 61
... Sassa , a man of profound wisdom and penetration , to whom he communi- cated his miserable condition , saying , ' Day and night my mind is harassed with the thoughts of war and strife ; when in the hours of the night sleep overpowers me ...
... Sassa , a man of profound wisdom and penetration , to whom he communi- cated his miserable condition , saying , ' Day and night my mind is harassed with the thoughts of war and strife ; when in the hours of the night sleep overpowers me ...
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... Sassa had heard from his Sovereign this detail of his grievances , he instantly bethought him of a rare game , known to him by report , the invention of an ancient Grecian sage , by name Hermes , which had re- cently been introduced ...
... Sassa had heard from his Sovereign this detail of his grievances , he instantly bethought him of a rare game , known to him by report , the invention of an ancient Grecian sage , by name Hermes , which had re- cently been introduced ...
Page 63
... Sassa , the wise Minister , reduced the fifty - six pieces of the ' Perfect Chess ' to thirty - two in number ; having thus discarded twenty - four pieces from the great board of the Grecian sage . All that had been difficult in the ...
... Sassa , the wise Minister , reduced the fifty - six pieces of the ' Perfect Chess ' to thirty - two in number ; having thus discarded twenty - four pieces from the great board of the Grecian sage . All that had been difficult in the ...
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... Sassa , did I not promise you that I would give you as a boon whatever you would be pleased to ask of me ? Now your time to claim your reward . I am a King of my word ; for base and contemptible is that Sovereign who dealeth in ...
... Sassa , did I not promise you that I would give you as a boon whatever you would be pleased to ask of me ? Now your time to claim your reward . I am a King of my word ; for base and contemptible is that Sovereign who dealeth in ...
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