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Literary
July 12, 1803
Kentucky Gazette And General Advertiser
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
A moral essay decrying the vices of gaming (gambling), highlighting how it fosters base passions, ruins families and friendships, and drives individuals to despair and suicide.
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ON GAMING.
To how many bad passions, to how many base arts, does it give rise? What violent agitations of the mind, setting bursting into rage and frenzy, does it occasion? What shameful wrack of it all does it form among sons, whom their rank in life, and their connection in society, ought to have raised above the thoughts of enriching themselves by such dishonourable means. How many friendships has it broken? How many families has it ruined? In what deadly catastrophes has it often terminated! The gambler sits down at the fatal table with eager spirits and naughty hopes—behold him when he rises—.a wretch, haggard and forlorn, cursing his fate, and, from despair of retrieving his ruined fortune, driven perhaps to entertain the horrid thought of ending his own existence!
To how many bad passions, to how many base arts, does it give rise? What violent agitations of the mind, setting bursting into rage and frenzy, does it occasion? What shameful wrack of it all does it form among sons, whom their rank in life, and their connection in society, ought to have raised above the thoughts of enriching themselves by such dishonourable means. How many friendships has it broken? How many families has it ruined? In what deadly catastrophes has it often terminated! The gambler sits down at the fatal table with eager spirits and naughty hopes—behold him when he rises—.a wretch, haggard and forlorn, cursing his fate, and, from despair of retrieving his ruined fortune, driven perhaps to entertain the horrid thought of ending his own existence!
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Gaming
Gambling
Vice
Ruin
Despair
Morality
Family Destruction
Literary Details
Title
On Gaming.
Key Lines
The Gambler Sits Down At The Fatal Table With Eager Spirits And Naughty Hopes—Behold Him When He Rises—.A Wretch, Haggard And Forlorn, Cursing His Fate, And, From Despair Of Retrieving His Ruined Fortune, Driven Perhaps To Entertain The Horrid Thought Of Ending His Own Existence!