 | Richard Dagley - Death - 1828 - 562 pages
...success. What a glorious sensation it is to be for five hours together winning — winning — winning! always feeling what a whist-player feels when he takes...of wood, had such a delightful and delighting power ?" It may also be observed that in drawing a parallel between the game of life and that of cricket,... | |
 | Pierce Egan - Amusements - 1832 - 426 pages
...success. What a glorious sensation it is to be for five hours together winning — winning — winning ! always feeling what a whist-player feels when he takes...of wood, had such a delightful and delighting power !" IN PRAISE OF CRICKET. By a ffliyming Cricketer. Of games that are play'd in court, chamber, or field,... | |
 | Pierce Egan - Sports - 1832 - 432 pages
...What a glorious sensation it is to be for five hours together •winning — winning — winning ! always feeling what a whist-player feels when he takes...of wood, had such a delightful and delighting power !" IN PRAISE OF CRICKET. By a Rhyming Criektttr. Of games that are play'd in court, chamber, or field,... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - English literature - 1841 - 688 pages
...whisti player feels when he takes up four honours, i seтen trumps ! Who would think that a little ' hit of leather, and two pieces of wood, had Such a delightful and delighting power? The only d/awhack on my enjoyment, was the failure of the pretty hoy, David Willis, who injudiciously put in... | |
 | James Pycroft - Cricket - 1854 - 330 pages
...glorious sensation it is," writes Miss Mitford, in ' Our Village,' " to be winning, winning, winning ! Who would think that a little bit of leather and two...wood had such a delightful and delighting power?" CHAP. III. THE HAMBLEDON CLTJB AND THE OLD PLATERS. WHAT have become of the old scores and the earliest... | |
 | James Pycroft - Cricket - 1854 - 324 pages
...glorious sensation it is," writes Miss Mitford, in ' Our Village,' " to be winning, winning, winning! Who would think that a little bit of leather and two...wood had such a delightful and delighting power?" CHAP. HI. THE HAMBLEDOK CLUB AND THE OLD PLAYEBS. WHAT have become of the old scores and the earliest... | |
 | James Pycroft - 1862 - 318 pages
...glorious sensation it is,' writes Miss Mitford, in ' Our Village,' ' to be winning, winning, winning ! Who would think that a little bit of leather and two...of wood had such a delightful and delighting power ? ' CHAPTER III. THE HAMBLBDOIT CLTTB AND THE OLD PLAYERS. WHAT have become of the old scores and the... | |
 | Boys - Boys - 1880 - 362 pages
...GLORIOUS VICTORY. sensation it is to be for five hours together winning — winning, winning ! — always feeling what a whist-player feels when he takes...honours, seven trumps ! Who would think that a little piece of leather and two pieces of wood had such a delightful and delighting power ? " The only drawback... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1881 - 246 pages
...of success. What a glorious sensation it is to be for five hours together — winning — winning ! always feeling what a whist-player feels when he takes...in first, and playing for the first time in a match amongst men and strangers, who talked to him and stared at him, was seized with such a fit of shamefaced... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1885 - 192 pages
...success. What a glorious sensation it is to be for five hours together winning — winning — winning ! always feeling what a whist-player feels when he takes up four honours, seven trumps ! Who could think that a little bit of leather and two pieces of wood had such a delightful and delighting... | |
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But they were beaten sulky, and would not move — to my great disappointment ; I wanted to prolong the pleasure of success. What a glorious sensation it is to be for five hours together winning — winning... 
