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(RCSD) Loyyeries and Stamps was Austria : seek cover comments.
"Gerhard Reichert" wrote
in message ... "Tony Vella" schrieb im Newsbeitrag snip Since the dawn of time, Man has believed in Destiny. The term "lottery" derives from lotto, the Italian word for Destiny, or fate. The history of lotteries can be traced back to Moses and the Bible. To award tracts of land west of the River Jordan, Moses used a lottery. It is also said that the construction of the Great Wall of China was financed by funds raised by lotteries, and that certain lottery forms date back to the time of Julius Caesar. snip You know, Blair, I never thought it was Julius Caesar who ran a numbers racket; I was pretty sure it was a later Caesar: Augustus, perhaps. You learn something new every day. Thanks. -- Tony Vella Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Hi Tony, my Italian is not very good, to tell the truth, there is no Italian language I learned, but the italian words for "destiny" I found a destino, fato (in Latin: fatum), sorte, caso, coinzidenza, combinazione, but no "lotto". Do You have any reference for "lotto" used as destiny? Hi Gerhard. I think that in the snips my name got associated with the original lotto=destiny. It was not my quote; as a matter of fact I would greatly appreciate a quote showing this use. None of my dictionaries show this use. Destino and sorte are the common terms for destiny - destino more common in writing and sorte more used in conversation. -- Tony Vella Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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(RCSD) Loyyeries and Stamps was Austria : seek cover comments.
Tony Vella schrieb:
"Gerhard Reichert" wrote in message I think that in the snips my name got associated with the original lotto=destiny. It was not my quote; as a matter of fact I would greatly appreciate a quote showing this use. None of my dictionaries show this use. Destino and sorte are the common terms for destiny - destino more common in writing and sorte more used in conversation. Hi Tony, You are quite right, it was a posting of Blair. Peters link to a commercial casino and gamesite does not convince me.It is a fact, that nowhere else people "lend" more descriptions and explanations from others without critical reflection than in the internet. Sometimes they copy word for word, phrase for phrase. So I trust more into the dictionairies. :-) Sorry for my wrong quoting Tony, hope You aren´t too angry about me :-) Gerhard |
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(RCSD) Loyyeries and Stamps was Austria : seek cover comments.
In the context of your quote, I volunteer "meer shark" as an oxymoron. "Asia-translation" wrote in message ... John Evelyn's Diary has this little episode about lotteries, too: To London to see the event of the lottery which his Majesty had permitted Sir Arthur Slingsby to set up for one day in the Banqueting House at White-hall. I gaining only a trifle, as well as did the King, Queene-consort and Queene-mother for neere 30 lotts; which was thought to be contrived very unhandsomely by the master of it, who was, in truth, a meer shark. John Evelyn's Diary, 19 July 1664 |
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(RCSD) Loyyeries and Stamps was Austria : seek cover comments.
....and I muse on the result the author would have deduced, had the Queene won the lottery. "Asia-translation" wrote in message ... John Evelyn's Diary has this little episode about lotteries, too: To London to see the event of the lottery which his Majesty had permitted Sir Arthur Slingsby to set up for one day in the Banqueting House at White-hall. I gaining only a trifle, as well as did the King, Queene-consort and Queene-mother for neere 30 lotts; which was thought to be contrived very unhandsomely by the master of it, who was, in truth, a meer shark. John Evelyn's Diary, 19 July 1664 |
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(RCSD) Loyyeries and Stamps was Austria : seek covercomments.
Rodney, I can't - and won't - be held responsible for Evelyn's
English. At times it's definitely odd. My impression was that Evelyn expected it to be arranged that the Queene-consort and Queene-mother would win rather more handsomely than they did. I don't know if a crony of the meer shark made off with the pickings. Evelyn doesn't say. Tony of the Antipathies rodney wrote: ...and I muse on the result the author would have deduced, had the Queene won the lottery. "Asia-translation" wrote in message ... John Evelyn's Diary has this little episode about lotteries, too: To London to see the event of the lottery which his Majesty had permitted Sir Arthur Slingsby to set up for one day in the Banqueting House at White-hall. I gaining only a trifle, as well as did the King, Queene-consort and Queene-mother for neere 30 lotts; which was thought to be contrived very unhandsomely by the master of it, who was, in truth, a meer shark. John Evelyn's Diary, 19 July 1664 |
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(RCSD) Loyyeries and Stamps was Austria : seek cover comments.
Tony, a Diary, can by its very essence, includes bias, adaption, improvement, and the individuals motives and prejudices. As the bumper sticker advocates, an understanding of math, may have diluted his opinion. Had Mr. Slingsby been a meer shark, then I warrant, he be a very brave one, dealing with the King, Queene-consort and Queene mother. Who is this John Evelyn? "Asia-translation" Rodney, I can't - and won't - be held responsible for Evelyn's English. At times it's definitely odd. My impression was that Evelyn expected it to be arranged that the Queene-consort and Queene-mother would win rather more handsomely than they did. I don't know if a crony of the meer shark made off with the pickings. Evelyn doesn't say. Tony of the Antipathies rodney wrote: ...and I muse on the result the author would have deduced, had the Queene won the lottery. "Asia-translation" wrote in message ... John Evelyn's Diary has this little episode about lotteries, too: To London to see the event of the lottery which his Majesty had permitted Sir Arthur Slingsby to set up for one day in the Banqueting House at White-hall. I gaining only a trifle, as well as did the King, Queene-consort and Queene-mother for neere 30 lotts; which was thought to be contrived very unhandsomely by the master of it, who was, in truth, a meer shark. John Evelyn's Diary, 19 July 1664 |
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