CordeliaBeattie, Alice Thornton (1626-1707) used to refer to her husband as ‘my dear heart’, ‘my dearest heart’, or ‘dearest Heart’. For more on this language and her uses of the ❤️ sign or emoji in her writings, check out our post: https://thornton.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/posts/blog/2023-02-13-AliceThorntonsHeart-Blog/
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