[7] Ecclesiasticus, xxii. 11.
[8] Le Commerce, Oct. 19th, 1837.
[9] Translator's Note.—Card-playing to this extent is now, no doubt, a thing of the past, at any rate amongst the nations of northern Europe. The present fashion is rather in favor of a dilettante interest in art or literature.
[10] Eth. Eud, vii 2
[11] Vie de Descartes, par Baillet. Liv. vii., ch. 10.