full length · drama
The Gamester (1753)
Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.
Characters
| Scene Vi | lead | 3 speeches |
| Scene Iii | lead | 2 speeches |
| Scene V | lead | 2 speeches |
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_Enter LUCY._
Your absence, Sir, would please me.
_Stu._ I'll not offend you, madam. [_Exit with Lucy._
_Mrs. Bev._ Why opens not the earth to swallow such a monster? Be conscience then his punisher, till heaven in mercy gives him penitence, or dooms him in its justice.