MR. PUNCH'S BOOK OF LOVE
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PUNCH LIBRARY OF HUMOUR
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Edwin (suddenly, after a long pause). "Darling!"
Angelina. "Yes, darling?"
Edwin. "Nothing, darling. Only darling, darling!"
[Bilious Old Gentleman feels quite sick.
MR. PUNCH'S
BOOK OF LOVE
BEING
THE HUMOURS OF COURTSHIP
AND MATRIMONY
WITH 150 ILLUSTRATIONS
BY
JOHN LEECH,
CHARLES KEENE,
GEORGE DU MAURIER,
SIR JOHN TENNIEL,
PHIL MAY,
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L. RAVEN-HILL,
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TOM BROWNE,
J. BERNARD PARTRIDGE,
C. E. BROCK,
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G. L. STAMPA,
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