 ... and it is therefore best that these rules should be observed ; as the game thereby becomes more the image of human life, and particularly of war ; in which, if you have incautiously put yourself into a bad and dangerous position, you cannot obtain...  Gurney Married: A Sequel to Gilbert Gurney - Seite 27von Theodore Edward Hook - 1838Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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...particularly of war ; in which, if you have incautiously pat yourself into a bad and dangerousposition, you cannot obtain your enemy's leave to withdraw your troops, and place them more securely, but you must abide all the consequences of your rashness. And lastly, we learn by chess the habit of not... | |
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