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ST. VALENTINE'S EVE by EUGENE WATSON BURLINGAME

First Line: I WILL WRITE LITTLE ETHEL SOME VERSE
Last Line: IN THE NEWLY MADE CURLS OF HER HAIR.
Subject(s): HOLIDAYS; VALENTINE'S DAY;

HE.

"I WILL write little Ethel some verses,
The love that I bear her to tell;
I've no money for tokens more costly,
I'm sure these will do quite as well.

"How pleased she will be when she gets them!
What a sweet little note I'll receive
In acknowledgment of the verses
I sent her St. Valentine's eve."

SHE.

"What a miserable jumble of phrases!
What chaotic verse do I see!
I wonder what could have possessed him
To send these effusions to me!

"Never mind, though, I'm sure they'll be useful,
And I think I know just about where."
So she took them, and twisted, and placed them
In the newly made curls of her hair.



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