At last we reached More's, and as we entered the hall I could not help wondering if the good Parisians knew that their King was playing at Primero in an ordinary of the city, and would be later on, perhaps, pursued by the watch.
"The Chevalier d'Auriac"
S. (Sidney) Levett-Yeats
The count arranged a game of whist, and Walpole played at Primero with the countess, who cheated him in a masterly manner; but though he saw it he laughed and paid, because it suited his purpose to do so.
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
He pushed past the table at which Charles and the Comte de Rochefoucauld had been playing Primero, and at which the latter still sat, trifling idly with the cards.
"Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France"
Stanley J. Weyman