CARD KINGS.
The King of Clubs, he often drubs His loving Queen and wife. The Queen of Clubs returns his snubs,. And all is noise and strife. The Knave of Clubs gives winks and rubs, And swears he'll take her part. For when our Kings will do such things, They should he made to smart. The Diamond King 1 fain would sing, And likewise his (air Queen, But that the Knave, a haughty slave, Must needs step in between. "(Jood Diamond King, with hempen si ring This haughty Knave destroy! Then may your Queen, with mind serene Your royal love enjoy." ! lie King of Spades he kissed the maids Which grieved the Queen full sore; The Queen of Spades, she heat those maids. And turned them out of door. L'lie Knave of Spades grieved for those And did for them implore; The Queen, so gent, she did relent., And vowed she'd strike no more. —Old Rhyme.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18943, 14 February 1925, Page 4 (Supplement)
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156CARD KINGS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18943, 14 February 1925, Page 4 (Supplement)
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