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[[preprinted]] The Presents [[/preprinted]] [[top left]] ^ Mr. Orange ^ Dear Marjorie: I wonder if ever a song was sung, But the singer's heart song sweeter? I wonder if ever a rhyme was sung, But the thoughts surpassed the meter? I wonder if ever a sculptor wrought Till the cold-stone echoed his inmost thought? Or if ever a painter, with light and shade The dream of his inmost soul betrayed? (L) Dum spiro spero Sincerely yours Allen Orange 1717 Hall St Dallas, Texas [[horizontal fold in the page]] [[top left]] ^ [[strikethrough]] Auggie L. [[/strikethrough]] Maggie B. ^ Dearest V.M.C.- I do believe the Gods above created you for me to love. I wish your life Greatest Joys in days to come. May you achieve the heights prepared for you. Friendly Maggie Brown 1520 Poker St Houston, Tex. 514 Hardcastle St. [[preprinted]] 138 [[/preprinted]] [[end page]]
Transcription Notes:
Dum spiro spero means "While I breathe, I hope" in Latin and is a modern paraphrase of ideas that survive in two ancient writers, Theocritus and Cicero.