The History of Chess: From the Time of the Early Invention of the Game in India Till the Period of Its Establishment in Western and Central Europe |
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Page 32
... once sublime and beautiful - a master piece destined to excite the admiration of future ages ; but then , how many years of painful labour and close study had . those eminent men passed before they could have perform- ed such wonders ...
... once sublime and beautiful - a master piece destined to excite the admiration of future ages ; but then , how many years of painful labour and close study had . those eminent men passed before they could have perform- ed such wonders ...
Page 42
... once , viz . , that the Burmese game came from India ; and that , at whatever period that event took place , the Hindūs had the Chariot , and not the Ship . Lastly , the Malays , & c . , to this day have the Chariot in the place of our ...
... once , viz . , that the Burmese game came from India ; and that , at whatever period that event took place , the Hindūs had the Chariot , and not the Ship . Lastly , the Malays , & c . , to this day have the Chariot in the place of our ...
Page 46
... once as the finest player of his time , and also as the author of the best work , till then existing , on the game . We also read of Lajlāj and ' Adali , among the early masters , each of whom wrote a treatise on the subject ; but it is ...
... once as the finest player of his time , and also as the author of the best work , till then existing , on the game . We also read of Lajlāj and ' Adali , among the early masters , each of whom wrote a treatise on the subject ; but it is ...
Page 49
... Once upon a time the victorious Kisrā Naushīrawān was seated upon his lofty throne , in the gorgeous hall of audience . Around him stood the noble , the brave , the learned , and the virtuous , assembled from Balkh and Bukhārā , and ...
... Once upon a time the victorious Kisrā Naushīrawān was seated upon his lofty throne , in the gorgeous hall of audience . Around him stood the noble , the brave , the learned , and the virtuous , assembled from Balkh and Bukhārā , and ...
Page 64
... once of my munificence and of your own merit . ' The Minister made his obeisance and said , ' Sire , I am quite satisfied with what I have asked , nor would it be becoming in your servant to alter his demand , merely because your ...
... once of my munificence and of your own merit . ' The Minister made his obeisance and said , ' Sire , I am quite satisfied with what I have asked , nor would it be becoming in your servant to alter his demand , merely because your ...
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