Gambling [ Games & Sports ]
… arbiters of taste and leaders of fashion. Early satirical plays pointed at the potential danger for the reputation and honour of female players. In the epilogue of James Shirley's The Gamester (1637), women’s virtue is at risk: 4 . J. C. D. … to a game at Cards.' 7 In fact, when she gambles, a lady seems to be at higher risk than a gentleman, since her lost honour cannot be restored. Richard Steele in the Guardian (29 July 1713) deplored: 'Hollow eyes, haggard looks, and pale … and good manners were prescribed by norms of politeness, and by a system of values dear to the aristocracy, the code of honour. 16 To pay one’s gambling debts, for example, was a proof of honour and integrity. 'Debts of honour' ( gambling …
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