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 It doth entitle thee to land.

But girls by this will wed with those.

Who have neither friends nor clothes.

Eight of Spades.

This eight doth foretel you shall

Wed a woman straight and tall.

If to a girl the like doth come,

She’ll wed the brother of Tom Thumb.

Nine of Spades.

By this nine it is foretold,

Thou wilt wed one lame and old,

Maids if they get this chance,

May themselves to wealth advance.

Ten of Spades.

Seen ’tis by the ten of spades,

Thou wilt follow many trades,

Thrive by none—But women they

By this chance don’t work but play.

King of Spades.

By this King observe and note,

You on golden streams will float.

Women by the self-same lot,

Long enjoy what they have got.

Queen of Spades.

Here’s the queen of spades likewise,

Thou wilt soon to riches rise.

Women by the same will have.

What they do desire and crave.

Knave of Spades.

’Tis the knave, then have a care,

That thou dost not make the pair.

Women, who the same do choose,

Will prove sluts, but that’s no news.