The Glory and the Shame of England, المجلد 1Harper & brothers, 1842 |
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... play . The road to ruin is made smooth ; every obstacle to his progress is removed . All his desires are gratified ; he seems to have everything in his own way ; his purse is filled with unexpected gold , and he dashes into the ...
... play . The road to ruin is made smooth ; every obstacle to his progress is removed . All his desires are gratified ; he seems to have everything in his own way ; his purse is filled with unexpected gold , and he dashes into the ...
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... play goes on . His ready money is gone ; what shall he do ? It will not answer ' for him to be em- barrassed now ; he has made a sensation in the cir- cles of fashion and rank ; it must not be whispered at Almack's that young Lord can ...
... play goes on . His ready money is gone ; what shall he do ? It will not answer ' for him to be em- barrassed now ; he has made a sensation in the cir- cles of fashion and rank ; it must not be whispered at Almack's that young Lord can ...
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... play for a stake of £ 100,000 at Crockford's , he is instantly ac- cepted . " There is a moral certainty that every man who frequents that establishment will come off a beggar at last , unless he is a participator in the gains of the ...
... play for a stake of £ 100,000 at Crockford's , he is instantly ac- cepted . " There is a moral certainty that every man who frequents that establishment will come off a beggar at last , unless he is a participator in the gains of the ...
الصفحة 30
... play . I promised my father , when he was dying , that I would do these things ; that I would maintain the honour of his house , preserve his family estates unimpaired , and never gamble ; and I have held my pledge sacred . But many of ...
... play . I promised my father , when he was dying , that I would do these things ; that I would maintain the honour of his house , preserve his family estates unimpaired , and never gamble ; and I have held my pledge sacred . But many of ...
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... One would suppose that this would have extin- guished the young marquis's passion for play forever ; but it had the contrary effect . It became more wild and uncontrollable than ever . He came to me , RUIN BY GAMIMG. ...
... One would suppose that this would have extin- guished the young marquis's passion for play forever ; but it had the contrary effect . It became more wild and uncontrollable than ever . He came to me , RUIN BY GAMIMG. ...
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