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HUMOROUS VALENTINES
Ten hand-coloured engraved valentine cards, five with embossed borders, all with printed verses including 'You strut abroad as pleased as Punch, As though you thought yourself a bunch Of blossoms from bright beauty's bowers, And form'd to charm man's lonely hours! But for truths sake, it is my duty, To tell you that you are no beauty: In empty pride alone you shine, So farewell, would-be Valentine', circa 1840-70, 7¼ x 4½in. (10)
Ten hand-coloured engraved valentine cards, five with embossed borders, all with printed verses including 'You strut abroad as pleased as Punch, As though you thought yourself a bunch Of blossoms from bright beauty's bowers, And form'd to charm man's lonely hours! But for truths sake, it is my duty, To tell you that you are no beauty: In empty pride alone you shine, So farewell, would-be Valentine', circa 1840-70, 7¼ x 4½in. (10)