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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GAMESTER, by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON Poet's Biography
First Line: Said a lady to a gambler, 'such ill-luck attends your dice
Last Line: "incorrigible gamester! You a ruin'd man will be."
Alternate Author Name(s): Egerton-warburton, R. E.
Subject(s): Gambling; Love; Wagering; Betting
First Line: Said a lady to a gambler, 'such ill-luck attends your dice
Last Line: "incorrigible gamester! You a ruin'd man will be."
Alternate Author Name(s): Egerton-warburton, R. E.
Subject(s): Gambling; Love; Wagering; Betting
SAID a Lady to a Gambler, "Such ill-luck attends your dice,
Why not at once forswear them, and forsake a thriftless vice?"
"When you your loves abandon, I will cease to play," said he.
"Incorrigible Gamester! you a ruin'd man will be."
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