Games of skill, and conjuring: including draughts, dominoes, chess, morrice (1865)
London, New York, G. Routledge and sons · leaf 83
e lower part of the fork so made, place ^.P/ Sn the forefinger of the ricrht hand. Z. Elevate one hand towards the face, and rest theelbow upon the palm of the other. The end of every sentence is indicated by snapping the secondfinger and thumb of the right hand. This is requisite to avoid… … The ancients believed that the monster Sphynx was the inventorof riddles. The one she proposed for solution was this:—Whatanimal is that which goes upon four legs in the morning, upon twoat noon, and upon three at night ? Many persons strove to ex-plain it, but failed, and were torn to pieces by…
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