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G.—Ten children you will have if this card you get,
And, I think you will wish for no more;
If you try again and this card you still get,
You cannot have less than a score.
The Knave of Hearts.
L.—This rascally knave will your fortune confound,
Except special care you shall take;
While scores of young lovers your steps surround
You’ll accept of a doating old rake.
G.—Nothing can ever save the man
Who draws this cursed card;
A vixen shall his heart trepan;
Alas! his case is hard.
The Queen of Hearts.
L.—The queen of love will favour
Who draws the queen of hearts,
And many a blessing will confer,
The fruit of female hearts.
G.—From girl to girl you’ll often range,
Never with one content;
But yet the oftener you shall change,
The oftener you’ll repent.
The King of Hearts.
L.—If this you draw, condemned through life,
A peevish maiden, and a vexen wife;
Unchaste while married and a widow wanton.
G.—Your fortune can’t be mighty good,
For a vile vixen will please you,
Who never would do what she should,
But make your life uneasy.
