"Cribbage" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... himself an authority on three things only: the line party, dog-fights, and cribbage. All else, including his dog Peter and his cheque-book, he left to the ...
— We of the Never-Never • Jeanie "Mrs. Aeneas" Gunn
... treat the same (indicating leg pieces) (I quite forget their name.) They turn one's legs To cribbage pegs— Their aid I thus disclaim, Their aid I thus disclaim, Though I forget their name, Though I forget their name, Their aid, their ...
— The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan - The 14 Gilbert And Sullivan Plays • William Schwenk Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
... the staff of a pike," said the poor Margrave, mournfully. "Come, brother, away from the scene; let us go play a game at cribbage!" and retiring to the Margravine's boudoir, the two warriors ...
— Burlesques • William Makepeace Thackeray
... so chanced that, in a native house hard by, the consul and Captain Guy were having a quiet game at cribbage by themselves, a decanter on the table standing sentry. The obstreperous Jermin was brought in; and finding the two thus pleasantly occupied, it had a soothing effect upon him; and he insisted upon taking a hand at the cards, ...
— Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas • Herman Melville
... in tonight, and what's the program for the evening: charades, music, readings, dancing, cribbage, or political speeches?" ...
— Winning the Wilderness • Margaret Hill McCarter |
