He spins cooked wheel with crookèd hands, br close[d]) to true sum in sunny lands, br ring’d by a green baize world, he stands. br br “Les jeux sonts faits…! ” he often calls, br wry, watches stakes increase till falls br Fate's rich ball, stalled, which naught recalls. br br for previous version see below br br br The Eagle Eyed Croupier - Parody Alfred TENNYSON – The Eagle br br He spins the wheel with crookèd hands, br close to the sum in sunny lands, br ring’d with a verdant world, he stands. br br “Les jeux sonts faits…! ” he often calls, br he watches stakes mount up till falls br the ball of Fate which naught recalls.