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romance, symbols, animals, greyscale

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Image title: A beast devours a human heart
Source: Hone, William: “Hone’s Everyday Book” (1826)
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Keywords: romance, symbols, animals, greyscale
Status: out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes usage credit requested
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This illustration appears in the entry for February 14th, St. Valentine’s Day.

remember, my dear girl, that as smiles on the face sometimes conceal cruel dispositions, so there are some who write Valentines, and trifle with hearts for the mere pleasure of inflicting pain.” (p. 216)

The picture shows a bear, or wolf, eating a dripping heart—a symbol of malice and petty hate if ever there was one!

Dimensions: 50 x 35mm (2.0 x 1.4 inches)
Filename: tn/0217-wolf-eating-heart-q75-500x368.jpg
Scanner dpi: 2400
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