THE LOST GAME. [From Punch.]
At cards a sly and old man played With a nation across the/sea, And oaths. ,wer,e,taken and bpts^qre-niajift'ri ,« . -\ As towhoseMfoe gamp shaul%3js£ '-*".«*» *»' ' They played so long,' and they'play^s'o' w&f, 1 It was difficult to scan \* ." ■-" ■ ' If the sly old iran should the people "^eil^' Or the people the sly old man.- v . ~ Thcpeople were "flush" of "clubs" and "spades" And played as if in. despair ; And " diamonds" he had, in all their grades, But never a "heart was there. The last " heat 1 ' came of the game I sing, ' V And the people played pele-mele; But the old man lost, tho' he played the"King," For he played the * ( knaye" ns well.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZSCSG18480906.2.7.1
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 324, 6 September 1848, Page 3
Word count
Tapeke kupu
116THE LOST GAME. [From Punch.] New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 324, 6 September 1848, Page 3
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in