Life, 1902-05-08 · page 3 of 32
Life — May 8, 1902 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis: "Life" Magazine, Page 387 This page presents a "Ballade of Lovers"—a poem by Theodosia Garrison commemorating famous literary and historical lovers (Francesca, Helen of Troy, Héloïse, Juliet, etc.). The verse celebrates romantic devotion across centuries, with a refrain: "Sweeter than yours the love we know." The two cartoons are unrelated social humor: **Left cartoon**: Shows a couple embracing intimately, captioned with a wife's complaint about her husband's behavior with another woman—likely satirizing infidelity or indiscreet public displays. **Right cartoon**: "Miss Bias" (a recurring character) references George promising to drop her a line, expressing doubt he'll follow through—poking fun at romantic unreliability and broken promises in modern courtship. Both mock contemporary romantic behavior versus idealized literary love.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
LIFE — —— See : ES “ou, MAMMAL WHAT Is THE MAN DOING To THE LADY?" SH—PROBABLY TAKING A CINDER OUT OF NER EYE, MY DEAR.” Ballade of Lovers. H, ye lovers who lived and died Ere the sun of your passion set, You forgotten or deified, Queen of epic or chansonette ; Fair Francesca with eyes of jet, Golden Helen of long ago, Though our eyes at your names are wet, Sweeter than yours the love we know. You who ever were true and tried, You who drank of a vain regret, You who struggled for naught beside Save that goal where your hearts were met ; ‘Tender Heloise—Juliet— Paris—Abelard—Romec Brave though you dared the ban and threat, Sweeter than yours the love we know. Now, since the first man won his bride Lovers many have paid Life's debt ; In that space where their souls abide Do they hear who may not forget? Haughty princess or gay coquette, nice or poet who loved you 80, Heed us, Aucassin—Nicolete— Sweeter than yours the love we know, L'ENVoI. Prince, each Spring hath its violet— Who ma} iy when the fairest blow? Through the years must this ery sound yet— Sweeter than yours the love we know. Theodosia Garrison, Miss Bass: GORGE PROMISED TO DROP: MEA LINE TO-DAY, 1 WONDER IP THIS sit! comicbooks.com