No money – will a heartfelt song do?

Although the Victorians rather liked what they called comic Valentines, which were purportedly just a bit of fun and mischief but were often grotesque and cruel, predominantly their Valentine’s cards depicted cupids and poetical posies.

This charming 19th century hand-coloured lithograph with its imploring verse I give the all, I can…

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