And this will make a brown girl fair!

Then silent hear, while I discover

What I in fortune’s mirror view;

And each, when many a year is over,

Shall own the gypsy’s sayings true.”

The Gypsy’s Song

“Come, cross my hand! My art surpasses All that did ever mortal know; Come, maidens, come! My magic glasses Your future husband’s form can show:

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