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" He suffered none to give themselves to cards or dice. The men abode on one side of the house, the women on the other, seldom conversing together. He used before bedtime to call them together, and say certain prayers with them. "
Memorials of Old Chelsea: A New History of the Village of Palaces - Page 121
by Alfred Beaver - 1892 - 428 pages
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations ..., Volume 10, Issue 4

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1816 - 924 pages
...servants either to he idle or to give themselves to any games; but some of them he allotted to look to the garden, assigning to every one his sundry plot ; some...the women on the other, seldom conversing together. It was his practice before bed-time to call together his whole household, and say certain prayers with...
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An Historical and Topographical Description of Chelsea and Its Environs ...

Thomas Faulkner - Chelsea (London, England) - 1810 - 514 pages
...either to be idle, or to give themselves to any games ; but some of them he allotted to looke to the garden, assigning to every one his sundry plot; some...them together, and say certain prayers with them, as the Miserere psalm ; Ad te Domine levavi ; Deus Misereatur nostri ; Salve Regina, and De profundis...
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London and Middlesex, Or, An Historical, Commercial, & Descriptive ..., Volume 4

Edward Wedlake Brayley - London (England) - 1816 - 946 pages
...servants either to be idle or to give themselves to any games; but some of them he allotted to look to the garden, assigning to every one his sundry plot ; some...the women on the other, seldom conversing together. It was his practice before bed-time to call together his whole household, and say certain prayers with...
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The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations ..., Volume 14, Part 4

John Britton - Architecture - 1816 - 944 pages
...servants either to be idle or to give themselves to any games; but some of them he allotted to look to the garden, assigning to every one his sundry plot ; some...The men abode on one side of the house, the women on ttje olher, seldom conversing together. It was his practice before bed-time to call together his whole...
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London and Middlesex: Or, An Historical, Commercial, & Descriptive ..., Volume 4

Edward Wedlake Brayley - London (England) - 1816 - 932 pages
...servants either to be idle or to give themselves to any games; but some of them he allotted to look to the garden, assigning to every one his sundry plot ; some again he set to sing, ^ome to play on the organ.* He suffered none to give themselves to cards or dice. The men abode on...
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The Life of Sir Thomas More

Cresacre More - Christian martyrs - 1828 - 470 pages
...garden, assigning to every one his sundry plot ; some again lie set to sing, some to play on the organs ; he suffered none to give themselves to cards or dice. The men abode on the one side of the house, the women on the other, seldom conversing together ; he used before bed-time...
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The Bijou: An Annual of Literature and the Arts, Volume 2

Gift books - 1829 - 342 pages
...either to be idle, or to give themselves to any games ; but some of them he allotted to look to the garden, assigning to every one his sundry plot; some again he set to sing, some to play on the organs : he suffered none to give themselves to cards or dice. The men abode on the one side of the...
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The History and Antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark, and ..., Volume 5

Thomas Allen - London (England) - 1837 - 532 pages
...servants either to be idle or to give themselves to any games; but some of them he allotted to look to the garden, assigning to every one his sundry plot ; some again he set to sing, some to play on the organ. f He suffered none to give themselves to cards or dice. The men abode on one side of the house, the...
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Historical tales of illustrious British children

Agnes Strickland - 1847 - 320 pages
...themselves to games, but some of them he allotted to look to the garden, assigning to every one his separate plot; some again he set to sing, some to play on the organs; he suffereth none of them touch cards or dice. He used, before bed time, to call them together,...
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The Household of Sir Thos. More

Anne Manning - 1860 - 272 pages
...Servants to give themselves to " Cards or Dice ; but some of them he allotted to look. " after the Garden, assigning to every one his sundry Plot ; "...again, he set to sing, some to play on the Organ. " The Men abode on one side of the House ; the Women " on the other. He used, before Bed- time, to...
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