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I love a man that is sincere in all he'll say and do,
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William H. Helfand Comic Valentine Collection
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Title
I love a man that is sincere in all he'll say and do,
Publisher
[S.l. : s.n.]
Date
[between 1840 and 1880?]
Description
A man with a crocdile head holds a handkerchief to his teary eye. Two women are looking at him, one has her hands on her hips. The sender accuses the recipient of being insincere and deceitful.
Notes
Text: I love a man that is sincere in all he’ll say and do, / But not a sniveling Crocodile, deceitful wretch like you / Who for any paltry end can always whine and cry, / You ugly, paltry, sniveling brute, deceit is in your eye. / You may whine and do your best at which we only laugh, / But let us tell you love’s too old to be thus caught by chaff.
Genre
Caricatures and cartoons.
Comic valentines.
Subject
American wit and humor.
Deception -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Truthfulness and falsehood -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Courtship -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Has format
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Provenance
Helfand, William H..
Identifier
Comic Valentines, 15.10
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William H. Helfand Comic Valentine Collection
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