 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1815 - 336 pages
...the laws of the game, such as, " If you touch a piece, you •• must move it somewhere ; if you set it down, you " must let it stand ;" and it is therefore...particularly of war; in which, if you have incautiously put yourselves into a bad and dangerous position, you cannot obtain your enemy's leave to withdraw your... | |
 | Chess - 1820 - 282 pages
...it stand. Therefore, it would be the better way to observe these rules, as the game becomes thereby more the image of human life, and particularly of...dangerous position, you cannot obtain your enemy's Jeave to withdraw your troops, and place them more securely, but you must abide all the consequences... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1820 - 360 pages
...strictly the laws of the game, such as, " If you touch a piece, you must more it somewhere: if you set it down, you must let it stand :" and it is therefore best that these rules should be observed, us the game thereby becomes more the image of human life, and particalarly of war; in which, if you... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 pages
...strictly the laws of the game, such as, " If you touch a piece, you must move it somewhere : if you set it down you must let it stand :" and it is therefore...which, if you have incautiously put yourself into » bad and dangerous position, you cannot obtain your enemy's leave to withdraw your troops, and place... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 238 pages
...strictly the laws of the game, such as, " If you touch a piece, you must move it somewhere: if you set it down you must let it stand:" and it is therefore...the image of human life, and particularly of war; in whieh, if you have incautiously put yourself into a bad and dangerous position, you cannot obtnin your... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821
...the game, such as, " If you touch a piece, you must move it somewhere: if you set it down, you muht let it stand :" and it is therefore best that these...life, and particularly of war; in which, if you have incantiously put yourself into a bad and dangerous position, you cannot obtain your enemy's leave to... | |
 | English literature - 1837 - 638 pages
...strictly the laws of the game, such as, ' If you touch a piece you must move it somewhere ; if you set it down you must let it stand,' and it is therefore...as the game thereby becomes more the image of human lii'e, and particularly of war ; and which, if you have incautiously put yourself into a bad and dangerous... | |
 | English literature - 1787 - 584 pages
...fland. Thctefiire, it wculd he the batter way to obferve thefe rules, as the gi'me becomes inertby more the image of human life, and particularly of war; in which, if you have iucaiitioufly put vourfelf into a bad nnd d.ir:-, gen.'ur. pniilion, you cannot obuin your ene^ rny's... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 422 pages
...you must let it stand ;" and it is therefore beat that these rules should be observed ; as the painc thereby becomes more the image of human life, and particularly of war ; in which, if yon have incautiously put yourself into a bad and dangerous position, you cannot obtain your enemy's... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 364 pages
...strictly the laws of the game, such as, " If you touch a piece, you must move it somewhere; if you set it down you must let it stand;" and it is therefore...particularly of war; in which, if you have incautiously put j-ourself into a bad and dangerous position, you cannot obtain your enemy's leave to withdraw your... | |
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... and It is therefore best that these rules should be observed; as the game... 
