FOOTNOTES:
[89] Pronounced hop-sie-corner.
VII.
HUMAN LIFE.
Lilies are white, rosemary's green;
When you are king, I will be queen.
Roses are red, lavender's blue;
If you will have me, I will have you.
Gammer Gurton's Garland.
No. 53.
King and Queen.
This game is now a mere jest. A row of chairs is so arranged as to leave a vacant space, which is concealed by shawls or other coverings, and represents a throne. The courtiers having taken their places, the newly elected monarch is ceremoniously seated by the side of his consort, and the fun consists in witnessing his downfall.