Irksome the task to trace in verse
The Gamester's course from bad to worse:
That course of vice may long endure,
But still the termination's sure.
What is the upshot of the game?
Ruin—remorse—disgrace—and shame.
Behold our Hero—mark him well,
The inmate of a modern Hell;
Where Croupier every snare hath set,
To catch all fish that come to net;