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Creation Date
1880
Description
Robert Herrick: poet To Electra, name of poem.
Work Type
Christmas cards
Style / Period
Victorian
Measurements
5.5 x 3.625 inches
Inscription
[recto:] Christmas / Joy be / thine. [verso:] I dare not ask a kiss, / I dare not beg a smile; / Lest , having that on this, / I might grow proud the while. / No, no! the utmost share of my degree shall be, / Only to kiss the air / That lately kissed thee.
Keywords
Christmas cards; illustrations (layout features); Victorian; flowers (plants)