Note 191 — Chapter III · THE PROGRESS OF CARD-PLAYING. (continued 2)

Mr. Barrington seems to have obtained his information respecting the succession of Whist to Quadrille from an authority whom he did not like to acknowledge, namely, Sir Calculation Puzzle, in the Humours of Whist. "Egad, you remind me, Sir John, of an observation I have made too; which is, that as long as Quadrille and Ombre were the games in vogue, we certainly were under French influence. Whereas since Whist has come in fashion, you see our politics are improved upon us."—The Humours of Whist. A Dramatic Satire, as acted every day at White's, and other Coffee-houses and Assemblies. 8vo, 1743.