Social Commentaries
On Gaming
From Clarastella (1650), Epigrams, Lib. 2
Social Commentaries
Some play for gain, to pass time others play
For nothing, both do play the Fool I say:
Nor time or coin I'l lose or idly spend;
Who gets by play, proves loser in the end.
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Heath, Robert. “On Gaming.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heath_r/267/.
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Heath, Robert. “On Gaming.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heath_r/267/.
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