 ... the ancient and now forgotten pastime of high jinks* This game was played in several different ways. Most frequently the dice were thrown by the * See High Jinks. Note 1. company, and those upon whom the lot fell were obliged to assume and maintain...  Guy Mannering or the astrologer - Page 246by Walter Scott - 1896Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - Astrologers - 1815 - 358 pages
...Jinks. This game was played in several different ways. Most frequently the dice were thrown by the company, and those upon whom the lot fell were obliged...treacherous in the repetition, they incurred forfeits, which tvere either compounded for by swallowing an additional bumper, or by paying a small sum towards the... | |
 | Walter Scott - Astrologers - 1815 - 358 pages
...maintain, for a time, a certain fictitious character 3 or to repeat a certain number of fescentiine verses in a particular order. If they departed from...treacherous in the repetition, they incurred forfeits, which trere either compounded for by swallowing an additional bumper, or by paying a small sum towards the... | |
 | Walter Scott - Astrologers - 1815 - 358 pages
...Jinks. This game was played in several different ways. Most frequently the dice were thrown by the company, and those upon whom the lot fell were obliged...maintain, for a time, a certain fictitious character 3 or to repeat a certain number of fescennine veties Jn a particular order. If they departed from the... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1817 - 358 pages
...Jinks. This game was played in several different ways. Most frequently the dice were thrown by the company, and those upon whom the lot fell were obliged...If they departed from the characters assigned, or it' their memory proved treacherous in the repetition, they incurred forfeits, which were either compounded... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1820
...Jinks. This game was played in several different ways. Most frequently the dice were thrown by the company, and those upon whom the lot fell were obliged...incurred forfeits, which were either compounded for by swatiowing an additional bumper, or by paying a small sum towards the reckoning. At this sport the... | |
 | Languages, Modern - 1863
...Jinks. This game was pJayed in several different ways. Most frequently the dice were thrown by the company and those upon whom the lot fell were obliged...the repetition , they incurred forfeits, which were cither compounded for by swallowing an additional bumper, or by paying a small sum towards the reckoning.... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1846
...fell Were cblige'I to azurne and maintain, for a time, a certain fictitious character, or to repcaf a certain number of fescennine verses in a particular...compounded for by swallowing an additional bumper, or DV paying a small sum towards the reckoning. At this sport the jovial company were closely engaged,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1848
...by the company, anJ those upon whom th.« lot fell were obligea to аечите and maintain, for : time, a certain fictitious character, or to repeat a certain number of fescennine versee in a particular or fler. If they departed from the characters assigned or if their memory proved... | |
 | John Ogilvie - English language - 1855 - 414 pages
...author of Waverleu, " was played in several différent ways. Most frequently the dice were thrown by the company, and those upon whom the lot fell were obliged...fictitious character, or to repeat a certain number of fcscennine verses in a particular order. If they departed from the characters assigned, or if their... | |
 | Robert Macoy - Freemasons - 1855
...Jinks. This game was played in several different ways. Most frequently the dice were thrown by the company, and those upon whom the lot fell, were obliged...time, a certain fictitious character, or to repeat « certain number of fescennine verses in a particular order. If they departed from the characters... | |
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