TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH
VENICE
PRINTED AT THE ARMENIAN MONASTERY OF S. LAZARUS
1880
Էլ շագասը ՝ քեօյլըլ շագասը ։
El şakası, köylü şakası.
Play of hand, play of country-man.
[Horse-play is a rude sport. None but fools show their wit by their finger, or by pawing. Practical tricks belong only to the lowest classes. No gentleman should deal in horse-play or vulgar roughness.]
[Jeux de mains, jeux de vilains.]
[Потасовка (шумная игра, грубая шутка) забава не для образованных людей.]