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Undated
Description
Valentine, from Lewis Webb to Elizabeth Ann Hollis with poem.
Transcription
Mr. Lewis Webb
Elizabeth Anne Hollis
On the 14th February
it was our lots to be merry
lots were cast and tickets drew
kind fortune smiled and gave me you
I drew you from amongst the list
the reason was I loved you best
sure as the grapes grow on the vine
I drew you for my valentine
roses red and violets blue
sugar sweet and so are you
none are right hearts all in full view
the ninth I lost when I saw you
the c[h]erry is red
the stem is green
the time is past that we have seen
I hope the time will shortly come
when you and I shall be as one
My love to you I will unfold
It is as pure as a ring of gold
You are the one I do attest
You are the one I love the best
I am thine if thou art mine
I am your humble Valentine
If this valentine you do accept
a handsome present I shall expect
but if this valentine you do refuse
pray send it back and me excuse
Physical Description
Document, 12.5" x 12.5"
Contributor
Lewis Webb (author)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000791, Box 1, Folder 83
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Fred J. Herring collection, MS.000791
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Valentine, Lewis Webb to Elizabeth Ann Hollis, Fred J. Herring collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
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