| Reuben Roy - 1849 - 126 Seiten
...effects on the mind, be not merely innocent, but advantageous to the vanquished as well as the victor. The Game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement....useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it, so as to become habits ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of chess,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1849 - 322 Seiten
...the mind, be not merely innocent, but advantageous, to the vanquished as well as the victor. The name of chess is not merely an idle amusement. Several...useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it, so as to become habits, ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of chess,... | |
| John Stanley (printer.) - 1849 - 178 Seiten
...effects on the mind, be not merely innocent but advantageous to the vanquished as well as the victor. " The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement. Several very valuable qualities of mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it; so as to become... | |
| 1850 - 554 Seiten
...an idle amusement ; several PREFACE. VU r very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the conree of human > life, are to be acquired and strengthened by it, so as to become habite I ready on all occasions : for life is a kind of Chess, in which we have often points to gain,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 522 Seiten
...effects on the mind, be not merely innocent, but advantageous to the vanquished as well as the victor: The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement....useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it, so as to become habits, ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of chess,... | |
| 1855 - 506 Seiten
...effects on the mind, be not merely innocent, bat advantageous, to the vanquished as wall as the victor. The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement....useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired, or strengthened, by it, so as to become habits, ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of chess,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 Seiten
...effects on the mind, be not merely innocent, but advantageous to the vanquished as well as the victor. The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement....useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it, so as to become habits ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of chess,... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1856 - 592 Seiten
...ellects on the mind, be not merely innocent, but advantageous, to the vanquished as well as the victor. The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement....the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to 1» acquired or strengthened by it, so as to become habits, ready on all occasions. For life is a kind... | |
| 1862 - 316 Seiten
...money. Those, therefore, who have leisure for such diversions cannot find one that is more innocent. The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement....useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it, so as to become habits ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of chess,... | |
| 1862 - 314 Seiten
...Several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it, so as to become habits ready on...occasions. For life is a kind of chess, in which we have points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with, and in which there is a vast variety... | |
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