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Title
Handmade Valentine's Day Card
Description
This handmade Valentine's Day card, addressed to Cousin Elizabeth, mixes rhyming poetry and a sense of humor.
Cousin Elizabeth
on the 14 day of February
it was our lots to be merry
lots was cast and tickets was drew
kind fortune said it must be you
I drew you from among the rest
because I new I love you best
My pen is bad my ink is pale
to you my love will never fail
if those few lines you doe accept
a pair of gloves I shall expect
To show as the grapes grows on the vine
To show you are my volentine
roses red violets blue
pinks is pretty and so are you
if those few lines you do refuse
pray returne the paper and me excuse
Cousin Elizabeth
on the 14 day of February
it was our lots to be merry
lots was cast and tickets was drew
kind fortune said it must be you
I drew you from among the rest
because I new I love you best
My pen is bad my ink is pale
to you my love will never fail
if those few lines you doe accept
a pair of gloves I shall expect
To show as the grapes grows on the vine
To show you are my volentine
roses red violets blue
pinks is pretty and so are you
if those few lines you do refuse
pray returne the paper and me excuse
Source
Louisa County Historical Society Archives
Date
February 14, 1828
Rights
LCHS Copyright Policy
Language
English
Type
Document
Identifier
054_2010_12_003
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