Couple looking at a birds nest, Mayflower (c1873)
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Greeting card from the Floral Oval Vignette series published by Marcus Ward & Co and illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
The verse reads:
"Five blue eggs in a nest,
Two brown birds on a tree,
And which do you think is best,
The eggs, or the birds, or me?The eggs may sing in time,
I sing to you to-day;
The birds are in singing prime,
But who knows what they say?The eggs may fall and break,
The birds may fly away,
If winds the tree should shake,
But I shall always stay.Then say you love me dear!
And whatsoever weather
May come, I shall not fear,
We'll brave the worst together!Location: Sir Wilfred Martineau "Scraps" Scrapbook. Early and Fine Printing Collection Item Number 719846 A741.68
