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Illustration of a man clinging onto a bucking donkey
An Ardent Embrace Christmas card

This card is from the Decorative Art collection at National Museums Liverpool.
Text on card reads: ‘May merry Joys attend your Christmastide.
Raphael Tuck & Sons copyright. An Ardent Embrace RFMF’
Verse on back (not shown) reads:
‘ "Now Edward, mind you take me, As gently as you can;
And, Edward, don't you shake me"; Exclaimed the aged man;
"Remember 'slow and steady', Is far the wisest plan;
Observe the, maxim, Neddy;" Exclaimed the aged man.
But lo! the beast fallacious, Athwart a snowdrift ran;
"I'm falling off - good gracious!" Exclaimed that aged man
Copyright Frederick Longbridge’
Collection: Read Thomson collection of Christmas cards from 1880 to 1900
Accession number: 50.30

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