Then Again: ‘Young men do draw the true love knot’

Love knots are an old romantic tradition in America. The Vermont Historical received this love knot, dated 1816, several years ago from a donor. Photo by Mark Bushnell
Editor’s note: Mark Bushnell is a Vermont journalist and historian. He is the author of “Hidden History of Vermont” and “It Happened in Vermont.”This is not your usual Valentine. The young man spelled out his affection for the young woman of his desire in verse, then he set his verse in blocks of curv