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The Man Of Pleasure.
travagance to go once a twelvemonth with his wife , and devour beef at a shilling an ounce at Vauxh all , now thinks it inconsistent with his dignity , not to repair to one of the polite watering-places for three weeks or a month , to wash away the plebeian scent of Thames-street . Margate , Brighton , or Southampton , levies a tax of 30 or 40 pounds upon his pocket in Augustwithout including the article of gaming
, ; and : probably in December , he appears a Whereas in the Gazette . Ifthe nobility in winter subscribe for masquerades to display their taste infancy dresses and intrigue , the tradesmen anitheir Ladies are sure to request a masqued ball at Brighton or Margate in autumn , to shew that they . are not behind-hand with their superiors in fashion and pleasure ; and though the ladies in the western part of the
metropolis seem for some time to have ingrossed the sole region of intrigue and adultery , let it not be imagined , that , the same cause will not produce the like effect ; and the city husbands may flatter themselves with rising to their superiors , even in antlers , from the liot beds of Margate and Southampton . But though the chastity of our wives and daughters is an object
,. jhjghly deserving our most serious attention , and though it must be " acknowledged by all persons of impartiality , that their virtue is greatly exposed "B y the temptations that invariably attend these republics of gaiety ; yet a more certain destruction awaits the fortune of a trades--man , who incessantly pursues the follies of the great , in order to be thought superior ' to himself . - - - " In pride , in reas ' ning pride , our error lies , All quit their spheres , and rush into the skies . "
A man of taste at a watering-place must necessarily join in all the amusements that attend it , and play is a constant concomitant . —¦ Gaming is a science which must . be studied-with as much attention as any other , in order to attain any degree of skill : and therefore the professed gamester , supposing he plays upon the square , which is sedlom the case , must have considerable advantage over an
Ignora-? 7 i 7 ts , as it is , well known by calculation , that if one party has only a shilling in a guinea the superiority , he must in the long-run ruin his antagonist . I am led into this reflection from the fate of a once worthy man , who was a wealthy citizen , and who , from a strong propensity to gaiety and play , is now perishing in a prison . He constantly
attended the watering-places , and never failed being at New-market at the respective meetings . His business was neglected at home , and while his servants were cheating him in his shop , professed sharpers were defrauding him at the gaming-table . An extensive trade , with a . considerable capital , were not sufficient to supply these resources ; Jie failed , and his creditors had but a very trifling composition . The
world frowned upon him for his misfortune ' s , which they too justly ascribed to his folly , and he was incapable of obtaining sufficient credit to restore him to business . Necessity now compelled him to . pursue the plan which had been his destruction ; and having sewed out his noviciate , he was initiated into those mysteries to which he owed bia I'uiji , He for some time shared the spoils in common with his .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Man Of Pleasure.
travagance to go once a twelvemonth with his wife , and devour beef at a shilling an ounce at Vauxh all , now thinks it inconsistent with his dignity , not to repair to one of the polite watering-places for three weeks or a month , to wash away the plebeian scent of Thames-street . Margate , Brighton , or Southampton , levies a tax of 30 or 40 pounds upon his pocket in Augustwithout including the article of gaming
, ; and : probably in December , he appears a Whereas in the Gazette . Ifthe nobility in winter subscribe for masquerades to display their taste infancy dresses and intrigue , the tradesmen anitheir Ladies are sure to request a masqued ball at Brighton or Margate in autumn , to shew that they . are not behind-hand with their superiors in fashion and pleasure ; and though the ladies in the western part of the
metropolis seem for some time to have ingrossed the sole region of intrigue and adultery , let it not be imagined , that , the same cause will not produce the like effect ; and the city husbands may flatter themselves with rising to their superiors , even in antlers , from the liot beds of Margate and Southampton . But though the chastity of our wives and daughters is an object
,. jhjghly deserving our most serious attention , and though it must be " acknowledged by all persons of impartiality , that their virtue is greatly exposed "B y the temptations that invariably attend these republics of gaiety ; yet a more certain destruction awaits the fortune of a trades--man , who incessantly pursues the follies of the great , in order to be thought superior ' to himself . - - - " In pride , in reas ' ning pride , our error lies , All quit their spheres , and rush into the skies . "
A man of taste at a watering-place must necessarily join in all the amusements that attend it , and play is a constant concomitant . —¦ Gaming is a science which must . be studied-with as much attention as any other , in order to attain any degree of skill : and therefore the professed gamester , supposing he plays upon the square , which is sedlom the case , must have considerable advantage over an
Ignora-? 7 i 7 ts , as it is , well known by calculation , that if one party has only a shilling in a guinea the superiority , he must in the long-run ruin his antagonist . I am led into this reflection from the fate of a once worthy man , who was a wealthy citizen , and who , from a strong propensity to gaiety and play , is now perishing in a prison . He constantly
attended the watering-places , and never failed being at New-market at the respective meetings . His business was neglected at home , and while his servants were cheating him in his shop , professed sharpers were defrauding him at the gaming-table . An extensive trade , with a . considerable capital , were not sufficient to supply these resources ; Jie failed , and his creditors had but a very trifling composition . The
world frowned upon him for his misfortune ' s , which they too justly ascribed to his folly , and he was incapable of obtaining sufficient credit to restore him to business . Necessity now compelled him to . pursue the plan which had been his destruction ; and having sewed out his noviciate , he was initiated into those mysteries to which he owed bia I'uiji , He for some time shared the spoils in common with his .