A long time ago ladybugs were used in parts of England to help young ladies predict who their husband would be. They would (quote by Mr. Jesse) "place a lady-bird in their hands, under the idea that it would fly to their future husband; if it remained still the damsel's case was a hopeless one."

This is what they would say…

This Lady-fly I Take - English Children's Songs - England - Mama Lisa's World: Children's Songs and Rhymes from Around the World - Intro Image
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Thanks and Acknowledgements

Quote from "The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction," Volume 26 (1835).

Thanks to Monique Palomares for the illustration!