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by the great of both sexes; if she is handsome, great attempts will be made on her virtue.
The Knave of Spades shows a person who, although they have your welfare at heart, will be too indolent to pursue it with zeal, unless you take frequent opportunities of rousing their attention.
The Ten of Spades is a card of bad import; it will, in a great measure, counteract the good effects of the cards near you.
The Nine of Spades is the worst card in the whole pack; it portends dangerous sickness, a total loss of fortune, cruel calamities and endless dissension in your family.
The Eight of Spades shows you will experience strong opposition from your friends, or whom you imagine to be such; if this card comes close to you, abandon your enterprise, and adopt another plan.
The Seven of Spades shows the loss of a most valuable friend, whose death will plunge you into very great distress.
The Six of Spades announces a mediocrity of fortune, and very great uncertainty in your undertakings.
The Five of Spades will give very little interpretation of your success; it promises good luck in the choice of a companion for life; that you will meet with one very fond of you, and immoderately attached to the joys of Hymen: but shows your temper rather sullen.
The Four of Spades shows speedy sickness, and that your friends will injure your fortune.
The Tray of Spades shows that you will be fortunate in marriage, but that your partner will be inconstant, and that you will be made unhappy thereby.
The Deuce of Spades always signifies a coffin, but who it is for must depend entirely on the other cards that are near it.
X.—By the Temper and Disposition.
The Signs of a Choleric Disposition are,
1. The habit of the body hot in touch, dry, lean, hard, and hairy.
2. The colour of the face yellow.
3. A natural dryness of the mouth and tongue.
4. The thirst great and frequent.
5. Activity and inquietude of the body.
6. The pulse hard, swift, and often beating.
7. The spittle bitter
