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GAMES OF PATIENCE.
BY LADY ADELAIDE CADOGAN. DEDICATED BY PERMISSION TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE LEOPOLD, K.G. "How poor are they that have not patience." — OTHELLO.  Patientia vincit. LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, LOW, AND SEARLE, CROWN BUILDINGS, 188, FLEET STREET. 1874. CONTENTS. ERRATA EXPLANATION OF THE TABLEAUX EXPLANATION OF TERMS LA BELLE LUCIE LE CADRAN LA QUINZAINE LA LOI SALIQUE LES QUATRE COINS LE MOULIN LE SHAH LE BLOCUS L'HORLOGE LA FORTERESSE LES QUATORZE LE SULTAN LE CALCUL LA NIVERNAISE THE EMPRESS OF INDIA THE BESIEGED CITY LE PARTERRE LES HÉMISPHÈRES LES PETITS PAQUETS LE CARRE NAPOLÉON LA DUCHESSE DE LUYNES THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION THE ZODIAC SYMPATHIE ERRATA. Diagram of les Quatre Coins. The ace of clubs, being one of the foundation cards, would have been played in its allotted space when it appeared in the deal. (See explanation.)
Diagram of l'Horloge. Tableau No. 2 represents the Patience when finished.
Diagram of les Petits Paquets. The knave should not be on the eleventh packet, nor the five on the fifth packet, as they would be exiles (see explanation). This Patience being played with two packs only, the three fives and the three deuces represented are also incorrect.
British Constitution, for "Queen of Clubs," read "Queen of Diamonds."
Diagram of Sympathie. The upturned cards representing a single pack, the duplicate cards are incorrect. |