“I'm king of the dead and I make my throne On a monument slab of marble cold; And my scepter of rule is the spade I hold: Come they from cottage or come they from hall, Mankind are my subjects, all, all, all! Let them loiter in pleasure or toilfully spin I gather them in, I gather them in!” PleasureSubjectsMankindColdKingsHallsThronesMonumentMarbleCottagesSpadesSlabs Author:Benjamin
“Then, at the end of every hand, Miss Bolo would inquire with a dismal countenance and reproachful sigh, why Mr. Pickwick had not returned that diamond, or led the club, or roughed the spade, or finessed the heart, or led through the honour, or brought out the ace, or played up to the king, or some such thing; and in reply to all these grave charges, Mr. Pickwick would be wholly unable to plead any justification whatever, having by this time forgotten all about the game.” HeartEndsHandsWould BeFunnyGamesMissingKingsHumorousForgottenClubsGravesHonourDiamondJustificationSighCountenanceSpadesAces Book:The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club Source: The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club
“The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left--the King of England, the King of Spades, The King of Clubs, the King of Hearts, and the King of Diamonds.” WorldHeartWholeLeftFiveKingsEnglandClubsWhole WorldDiamondRevoltSpades Author:Farouk of Egypt
“A joker is a little fool who is different from everyone else. He's not a club, diamond, heart, or spade. He's not an eight or a nine, a king or a jack. He is an outsider. He is placed in the same pack as the other cards, but he doesn't belong there. Therefore, he can be removed without anybody missing him.” HeartLittlesDifferentMissingFoolKingsClubsEightNineCardsDiamondOutsidersPacksSpadesMissing Him Book:The Solitaire Mystery Source: The Solitaire Mystery
“I looked at the cards in my hand, the queen of hearts nestled between the king of clubs and the king of spades. No wonder she was smiling.” HeartHandsWonderKingsClubsCardsQueensSpadesQueen Of Hearts Author:Megan Hart