Love Speaks—Without Me Thou Would'st Die

This is a sample acquaintance card dating to the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. Taken at face value, the card's message—"without me thou would'st die"—is rather presumptuous. But considering the humor of other acquaintance cards, perhaps this one's overstated sentiments were intended to be comical rather than pompous.

 

For more cards with the same illustrations and borders, see:

 

-- May I C U Home This Eve?

-- Your Coral Lips Were Made to Kiss, I Stoutly will Maintain

-- Your Beau I Wish to Be, This Card I Therefore Send

-- I Learned the Verb "Love" at School

 

By the blushes on thy cheek,

In the glances of thine eyes,

Love most eloquently speaks:

"That without me thou would'st die."

 

Yours truly, please answer.

 

No. 618. With name 24 for 10 cents

(Assorted designs)

Columbus Card Co., Columbus, O.

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