The Gamester (1753) by Edward Moore
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_Jar._ Then I am blest.
_Bev._ Continue so, and leave me. My sorrows are contagious. No one is blest that's near me. _Jar._ I came to seek you, Sir. _Bev._ And now thou hast found me, leave me. My thoughts are wild, and will not be disturbed. _Jar._ Such thoughts are best disturbed. _Bev._ I tell thee that they will not. Who sent thee hither? _Jar._ My weeping mistress. _Bev._ Am I so meek a husband then? that a commanding wife prescribes my hours, and sends to chide me for my absence? Tell her, I'll not return. _Jar._ Those words would kill her. _Bev._ Kill her! Would they not be kind then? But she shall live to curse me--I have deserved it of her. Does she not hate me, Jarvis? _Jar._ Alas, Sir! Forget your griefs, and let me lead you to her. The streets are dangerous. |
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