“Mrs. Piozzi, speaking of cards, in her Retrospection, published in 1801, says, "It is a well-known vulgarity in England to say, 'Come, Sir, will you have a stroke at the history of the Four Kings?' meaning, Will you play a game at cards?" A writer in Fraser's Magazine, for August, 1844, also calls cards the books of the Four Kings, as if they were well known by that name.”
Quotes by William Andrew Chatto
“in the words of an Irish guide, when pointing out to a traveller several places which he was not wanting to find,—"Well, then, none of them's it.”
William Andrew ChattoWilliam Andrew Chatto was an English writer known for his contributions to literature under the pseudonym Stephen Oliver (Junior). He gained recognition for his works that often explored themes of soc...