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Civil War Love Letters: Which Ones Are Real, From Sullivan Ballou's Farewell to General Pickett's
Civil War love letters checked: Sullivan Ballou's full text and the doubts over it, plus Child, Chamberlain, Boatright and Pickett's likely fakes.
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Come live with me and be my Love
— Christopher Marlowe, "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" (first printed 1599)
Quoted in Love Quotes for Cards: 8 Old Lines That Fit, Checked at the Source
Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
— Song of Solomon 4:7, King James Version (1611)
Quoted in Song of Solomon Love Verses: 16 Lines in the King James Bible, Read in Context
Now abideth fayth hope and love even these thre: but the chefe of these is love.
— 1 Corinthians 13:13, William Tyndale's New Testament (1526)
Quoted in 1 Corinthians 13 Wedding Reading: Which Verses, Which Translation, and How to Read It Aloud
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Bible Quotes About LoveSong of Solomon Love Verses: 16 Lines in the King James Bible, Read in Context
16 Song of Solomon love verses in the KJV, each with the ESV wording, who is speaking and the Hebrew behind it, plus which verse to use for a card or vow.
Bible Quotes About Love1 Corinthians 13 Wedding Reading: Which Verses, Which Translation, and How to Read It Aloud
The 1 Corinthians 13 wedding reading in full: four cuts with timings, the verses in six translations, why the KJV says charity, and how to read it aloud.
Love NotesBreakup Letter: 8 Examples for Every Situation, How to Write One Kindly, and Three Real Ones From History
8 breakup letter examples (boyfriend, girlfriend, long distance, still in love, unsent), a 6-step method, and 3 real letters from history, all sourced.
Love NotesLove Letter in Japanese: The Words, a Sample Letter, and the Real Letters Behind the Moon Myth
Write a love letter in Japanese: koibumi vocabulary, a sample with romaji and English, letters by Sōseki and Akutagawa, and the moon myth checked.
Love NotesAnniversary Letter to Boyfriend: 8 Examples From One Month to Five Years, and the Poets Who Wrote One First
8 anniversary letters to your boyfriend by milestone, from one month to five years and long distance, plus what to write and 3 verified lines to borrow.
Love NotesLove Letter to Myself: How to Write One, With 3 Examples, a Template and What the Research Found
How to write a love letter to yourself in 7 steps, with 3 example letters, a fill-in template and the studies behind self-compassion letters, all sourced.
Love NotesLove Letter Ideas: 21 Ways to Write, Shape and Send One, and the Real Letters That Did It First
21 love letter ideas for him, for her or long distance: what to write, puzzle and alphabet letters, letterlocking, each with a sourced historical example.
Love NotesTraditional Wedding Vows Examples: The Exact Words of Seven Ceremonies, and Where Each Came From
Exact traditional wedding vows from seven ceremonies: the 1662 Prayer Book, Catholic, Quaker, Jewish and Hindu rites, each checked against its source.
Love NotesApology Letter to My Wife: 7 Examples, and the Questions Husbands Ask Before Sending One
Seven apology letters to your wife (fight, lying, drinking, years of distance), with two real 1796 Napoleon letters and research on when to apologize.
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