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Playful Poems by Unknown
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the Ombre must either give Codille to the other or let the Ombre
win, he gives the Codille. For if the Ombre be beasted he has to
replace the stakes. But if the Ombre wins, both of the players
against him have to stake again. If any one wins all the nine
tricks he is said to have won the Vole, and clears all stakes upon
the table.

Belinda, in the Rape of the Lock, having looked at her hand, named
trumps -

"'Let spades be trumps,' she said, and trumps they were."

She chose that suit because she had not only the King but also the
two of Spades, and two of trumps, called Manille, is the second best
trump after Spadille. Her hand contained also the Ace of Spades,
"unconquerable lord" Spadille, and the third trump, Basto, Ace of
Clubs. By making spades trumps she secured the addition of Manille.
The three best trumps secured her the three best tricks. Spadille
and Manille fetched small trumps out of the hands of her
antagonists. Basto brought a trump out of the Baron's suit, that
also held the Knave and Queen of trumps, and a small card from the
other hand, which showed that it was out of trumps. Then came
Belinda's King of trumps, to win her fourth sure trick, and the
Baron, who still had his best trumps in his hand, the Knave and
Queen, lost the Knave to it.

After this the Baron's Queen of trumps was the best card, and
Belinda, with no more trumps in her hand, or possibly the other
player, sacrificed the King of Clubs to it.

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