... 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
| sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1862 - 876 pages
...Jink*. 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...forfeits, which were either compounded for by swallowing : n additional bumper, or by paying a small sum towards the reckoning. At this sport the jovial company... | |
| LUDWIG HERRIC - 1864 - 980 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...bumper, or by paying a small sum towards the reckoning. Die weitere Ausführung zeigt, dass es grosse Aehnlichkeit mit dem bei uns wohlbekannten Bierkönigthum... | |
| Languages, Modern - 1864 - 500 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...bumper, or by paying a small sum towards the reckoning. Die weitere Ausführung zeigt, dass es grosse Aehnlichkeit mit dem bei uns wohlbekannten Bierkönigthum... | |
| 1869 - 390 pages
...Iiocords. Scott, " was played in several different ways. Most frequently the dice were thrown by the company, and those upon whom the lot fell were obliged to assume and maintain, for a time, a fictitious character, or to repeat a certain number of Fescennine verses in a particular order. If... | |
| A. Hoppe - English language - 1871 - 516 pages
...Jinks". — This game was played in several different ways. Most frequently the dice were thrown bj the company, and those upon whom the lot fell were obliged...or by paying "a small sum towards the reckoning". 5Mc rocitere 2lugfub,rung jetgt, baf? eg arofec Slelwlitijlrit mit bent bci un3 loofjlbefannten Sicr!omgtb,um... | |
| Walter Scott - 1877 - 650 pages
...Jinkn. This game was played in several different ways. Most frequently, the dice were thrown t>y the company, and those upon whom the lot fell were obliged...certain fictitious character, or to repeat a certain Dumber of fescennine verses in a particular order. If they departed from the characters assigned, or... | |
| California - 1880 - 596 pages
...repeat a certain number of fescennine verses in a particular order. If they departed from the character assigned, or if their memory proved treacherous in...swallowing an additional bumper, or by Paying a small sum toward the reckoning." It will be remembered that at this point in the story of Guy Mannering, chance... | |
| Walter Scott - Astrologers - 1886 - 536 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...certain number of fescennine verses in a particular * Note G. High Jinks. Magsera, one of the furies. Hebdomadal, weekly. order. If they departed from... | |
| Walter Scott - Scotland - 1888 - 536 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...fictitious character, or to repeat a certain number of fescenuine verses in a particular * Note G. High Jinks. Magsera, one of the furies. Hebdomadal, weekly.... | |
| William S. Walsh - Curiosa - 1892 - 1116 pages
...High-Jinks. The 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...verses in a particular order. If they departed from the character assigned, they incurred forfeits, which were compounded for by swallowing an additional bumper.—SIR... | |
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