 | Joseph Addison - Anecdotes - 1795 - 594 pages
...confented. She fuffered him to win, and paid down the money,. But affefting regret and vexation, the preffed him to begin again, and to play with her for an eunuch. The king, who fufpefted nothing, complied, and they agreed to accept five of the favourite eunuchs on each fide;... | |
 | Mr. Addison - Anecdotes - 1795 - 608 pages
...confented. She fuffered him to win, and paid down the money. But affeQing regret and vexation, fhe preffed him to begin again, and to play with her for an eunuch. The king, who fufpefted nothing, complied, and they agreed to accept five of the favourite eunuchs on each fide;... | |
 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1815 - 544 pages
...unemployed, and with no thoughts but of diverting himself, she proposed playing at dice for 1000 daries,* to which he readily consented. She suffered him to...should take their choice out of the rest, and the loser be bound to deliver him. Having made these conditions, they sat down to play. The queen was all... | |
 | M. A. KILOH - History, Ancient - 1839 - 272 pages
...suffered him to win a large sum from her, which she at once paid down; but affecting regret for her loss, she pressed him to begin again, and to play with her for an eunuch. The king, suspecting nothing, complied, and they agreed to except five of the favorite eunuchs on each side,... | |
 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1841 - 384 pages
...with no thoughts but of diverting himself, she proposed playing at dice t with him for 1000 daricks,* to which he readily consented. She suffered him to...pressed him to begin again, and to play with her for a eunuch. The king, who suspected nothing, complied, and they agreed to except five of the favourite... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1853 - 476 pages
...and with no thoughts but of diverting himself^she proposed playing at dice with him for a thousand darics^ to which he readily consented. She suffered...and to play with her for an eunuch. The king, who suspe«ted nothing, complied, and they agreed to except five of the favourite eunuchs on each side,... | |
 | Andrew Steinmetz - Gambling - 1870 - 502 pages
...seeing the king totally unemployed, she proposed playing with him for a thousand darics (about £500), to which he readily consented. She suffered him to...pressed him to begin again, and to play with her — for a slave. The king, who suspected nothing, complied, and the stipulation was that the winner was to... | |
 | Andrew Steinmetz - Gambling - 1870 - 470 pages
...seeing the king totally unemployed, she proposed playing with him for a thousand dories (about £500), to which he readily consented. She suffered him to...pressed him to begin again, and to play with her— /or a slave. The king, who suspected nothing, complied, and the stipulation was that the winner was... | |
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... to which he readily consented. She suffered him to win, and paid down the money. But affecting regret and vexation, she pressed him to begin again, and to play with her for an eunuch. The king, who suspected nothing, complied, and they agreed to except... 