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You poor pen driver, with your inky fingers,
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William H. Helfand Comic Valentine Collection
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Title
You poor pen driver, with your inky fingers,
Publisher
[S.l. : s.n.]
Date
[between 1840 and 1880?]
Description
A man sits at a desk, writing with a quill pen. His eyes are closed and his nose has fallen into his inkpot, suggesting his work is exhausting.
Notes
Text: You poor pen driver, with your inky fingers, / Constant drudgery still o'er you lingers, / The plan of your future I plainly can see, / A slave to your books and bottle you'll be.
Genre
Caricatures and cartoons.
Comic valentines.
Subject
American wit and humor.
Sleep -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Clerks -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Cleanliess -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Has format
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Provenance
Helfand, William H..
Identifier
Comic Valentines, 17.13
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William H. Helfand Comic Valentine Collection
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