WIST QuotationsA quotation from Josh Billings
It iz one ov the hardest things on earth for a man to learn,—that he plays a third rate game ov whist.[It is one of the hardest things on earth for a man to learn — that he plays a third-rate game of whist.]
Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1871-09 (1871 ed.)
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Billings, Josh - Josh Billings' Farmer's Allminax, 1871-09 (1871 ed.) | WIST Quotations
It iz one ov the hardest things on earth for a man to learn,—that he plays a third rate game ov whist. [It is one of the hardest things on earth for a man to learn -- that he plays a third-rate game of whist.] Whist was a very popular…