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A love that’s firm, a heart that’s true,

Dear Ellen, here I offer you;

Do not the votive offering spurn,

But give affection in return.

A fervent affection I offer thee, dearest,

Say, will you the offering deign to receive?

’Tis promoted by love, by feeling sincerest,

’Twould ask thee, dear Mary, its truth to believe.

The pleasure which, I own, is mine,

In sending you this Valentine,

I trust, on its receipt, may be,

Participated, too, by thee;

And though but few the lines appear,

Their purport is not less sincere;

My object being thus to prove,

The firm attachment of my love.

Let Love, soft beaming from thine eyes,

To me its bliss impart,

Like summer sun in orient skies,

Speak solace to my heart.

O haste, my love, and name the day

When I can call you mine,

And we to church shall bastehaste [sic] away,

My cbarmingcharming [sic] Valentine.