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" They have put in the papers a good story made on White's: a man dropped down dead at the door, was carried in; the club immediately made bets whether he was dead or not, and when they were going to bleed him, the wagerers for his death interposed, and... "
London Souvenirs - Page 4
by Charles William Heckethorn - 1899 - 354 pages
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The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford: Including Numerous ..., Volume 2

Horace Walpole - 1840 - 618 pages
...dropped down dead at the door, was carried in; the club immediately made bets whether he was dead or not, and when they were going to bleed him, the wagerers for his death interposed, and said it would affect the fairness of the bet Mr. Whithed has been so unlucky as to have a large...
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The letters of Horace Walpole [ed. by J. Wright].

Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1840 - 522 pages
...dropped down dead at the door, was carried in; the club immediately made bets whether he was dead or not, and when they were going to bleed him, the wagerers for his death interposed, and said it would affect the fairness of the bet Mr. Wbithed has been so unlucky as to have a large...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 86

William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1850 - 608 pages
...down dead at the door was carried in ; the club immediately made bets whether he was dead or not ; and when they were going to bleed him, the wagerers for his death interposed, and said it would affect the fairness of the bet.' — Walpole. ' Very often the taste of running perpetually...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 86

William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1850 - 612 pages
...down dead at the door was carried in ; the club immediately made bets whether h« was dead or not ; and when they were going to bleed him, the wagerers for his death interposed, and said it would affect the fairness of the bet.' — Walpole. ' Very often the taste of running perpetually...
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Tallis's Illustrated London, Volume 2

William Gaspey - London (England) - 1851 - 496 pages
...dead at the door of White's was carried in; the club immediately made bets whether he was dead or not, and when they were going to bleed him, the wagerers for his death interposed, and said it would affect the fairness of the bet." Pall-mall, however, is the western region in which...
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The Railway Anecdote Book: A Collection of the Best and Newest Anecdotes and ...

Anecdotes - 1850 - 216 pages
...down dead at the door, and was carried in ; the club immediately made bets whether he waa dead or not, and when they were going to bleed him, the wagerers for his death interposed, and said it would affect the fairness of the bet." THE KING'S CHAMPION. A ludicrous circumstance occurred...
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Once Upon a Time, Volume 2

Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1854 - 362 pages
...down dead at the door, was carried in ; the club immediately made beta whether he was dead or not; and when they were going to bleed him, the wagerers for his death interposed, and said it would affect the fairness of the bet." * A great deal of this reckless spirit of gambling,...
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Table Traits: With Something on Them

Dr. Doran (John) - Diet - 1854 - 564 pages
...down dead at the door, and was carried in ; the Club immediately made bets whether he was dead or not, and, when they were going to bleed him, the wagerers for his death interposed, and said it would affect the fairness of the bet ! Some of the old rules of the houses are rich in...
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Once Upon a Time

Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1854 - 324 pages
...down dead at the door, was carried in ; the club immediately made bets whether he was dead or not ; and when they were going to bleed him, the wagerers for his death interposed, and said it would affect the fairness of the bet." * A great deal of this reckless spirit of gambling,...
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Curiosities of London: Exhibiting the Most Rare and Remarkable Objects of ...

John Timbs - London (England) - 1855 - 1026 pages
...dead at the door, and u-.i-* carri il in ; the Club immediately made bets whether he ua* dead or not ; and when they were going to bleed him, the wagerers for his death interposed, and said it wuuld affect the fairness of the bet." The Club, on June 20, 1814, gave at Burlington-house,...
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