Couple serenade, Honeysuckle (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:
"A star peeps down out of heaven
As I tinkle my gay guitar,
Your lattice, fair maid, is heaven,
And you are the peeping star.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
Tinkle, tinkle, gay guitar.My horse is of Shetland breed,
My spurs are of shimmering gold,
Come down, fair maid, for indeed
The moonshine is cruelly cold.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
Tinkle, tinkle, gay guitar.We'll gallop all over the moor,
We'll dance with the fays in the wood,
I'll tinkle my gay guitar,
And sing as a gay lover should.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
Tinkle, tinkle, gay guitar."Location: Album of Christmas, New Year and other Greeting Cards. Early and Fine Printing Collection Item Number 719847
