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The "Characters" of Jean de La Bruyère

Note 345 — VII. OF THE TOWN.322

Henri Van Laun translation

Ombre, a Spanish game of cards, often mentioned by English authors of the eighteenth century; Pope has a poetical description of it in his “Rape of the Lock.” Reversis is another game of cards, played by four persons, and in which those who make the fewest tricks win the game.

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