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The Knaues of Spades and Diamonds. With new Additions [by Samuel Reynolds]

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Neptunes owne Knauery.

The Ocean Monarch Neptune, in whose Pallace,
Thetis, with all her Mermaids made abode:
Mounted the crooked Dolphin for his solace,
And from his Court vnto the Shore he rode,
Where he encounterd with his lustfull eyes,
A richer beauty then was Paris prize.
Caneus, sweetest faire Thessalian mayd,
Her did his lust with rauishment defile:
As Tarquin delt with Lucrese, so he play'd.
The Dolphin was his pander: all the while,
To Iupiter shee did lament the rape:
And he transform'd her into manly shape.