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Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower right: "IR 784/365"

Lettered above image, upper left: "Rob: Herrick"; upper center: "A DIALOGUE BETWIXT HIMSELFE & MISTRESSE ELIZA: WHEELER UNDER | Ye NAME OF AMARILLIS"; inside image, center left: "My dearest love, since thou wilt go, | And leave me heare behind thee; | For love or pitie let me know | The place where I may find thee | AMARIL | In country meadowes pearl'd with dew, | And set above with lillies; | There fillinge maunds with cowslips, ^you | May find your Amarillis. | HER: | What have the meades to do with thee, | Or with thy youthfull houres? | Live thou at court where thou mayst ^be | The queen of menne, not flowers. | Let country wenches make 'em fine | With poesies since 'tis fitter | For thee with richest jemmes to shine | And like ye flames to glitter. | AMARIL: | You set too high a rate upon | A shepherdesse so homely | HER | Believe it, dearest, ther's not one | I' th' court that's halfe so comly | I prithee stay AMARIL: I must away | Lets Kisse first then we'l sever | AMBO | And tho' we bid adi^eu today | Wee shall not part forever"; below image, lower left: "SMITHWICK & FRENCH SC.-"; lower right: "E.A. Abbey Sep. 12. 1880 ---"