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Containing Valentine cards, c.1875 Variety of printed messages with images. 1) Image of a woman with butterfly wings, holding a document with the word 'LOVE' written upon it. Message reads, 'How doth the little spelling bee, amuse an idle hour. Love is a pretty word to spell, And I think you do it well, For 'tis a word of which you dream, Both day and night, as it would seem'. 2) Image of a servant woman holding a tray. Message reads, 'It is divine to love, but if we can't; what then? Bitter ale and chops, how very nice, Such dainties ought to melt a heart of ice, And yet dear girl I can't make up my mind, To love you, for in you no charm I find'. 3) Image of a man dressed in top hat and tails. Message reads, 'Pride will have a fall. You're as vulgar a cad as I'd wisg to meet, And yet you're Devoured by pride and conceit , But I fancy befor every long you'll find out, That everyone thinks you're an ignorant lout'. 4) Image of a man sitting by a fireplace holding a baby. Message reads, 'How gratifying to be the envy of our friends. Who'd ever think, as you sit there, That once a smart young man you were? Well, never mind what people say, For every dog has had his day'. 5) Image of a man wearing a sandwich board sign which reads, 'Pity a poor wounded heart'. Message reads, ''Tis said you share your love with many, But I believe you have not any, At least enough to give away, You keep it for yourself they say'. 6) Image of a woman holding a love letter. She has dropped a bucket. Message reads, 'Heres a heart pierced through and through, I'm sure that greatly pleases you, But listen - only keep it dark, Some fellow sent it for a lark'. 7) Image of a woman standing with one hand on her hip. Message reads, 'So sweetly you smile, I feel often inclined, To make you an offer, but then change my mind, For to tell you the truth, I have heard people say, That in jilting your lovers you've rather a way'.
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