Hoyle's games : containing all the modern methods of playing the latest and most fashionable games (1875)
Frere, Thomas, Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769 · Boston : De Wolfe, Fiske · leaf 191
ans, the Dutch, and the Italiansbrought it into vogue throughout the Continent; and in afew years afterwards it became a favorite diversion in Eng-land, particularly among persons of rank. The preciseperiod of its introduction into England is not known; but,as it is mentioned by Shakspeare, tlie… … d?^^ l^oth agreeable and conducive to health, it will, in al pr./oability, long remain in fashion. ^ne game of billiards is played by two or more persons,with ivory balls, upon a table, which in different countriesis made of different shapes. In some parts of the Conti-nent, a round or an oval form…
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