The greeting, which was written in 1415, is part of the manuscript collection of the British Library in London, England. Several years later, it is believed that King Henry V hired a writer named John Lydgate to compose a valentine note to Catherine of Valois.

这首诗的写作年代是1415年，现存于伦敦大英图书馆的手稿区。几年后，据说亨利五世也雇了一位叫做约翰·利德盖特的作家给他在瓦庐瓦的情人凯瑟琳写了一封情书。

In great Britain, Valentine's Day began to be popularly celebrated around the seventeenth century.

在英国，圣瓦伦丁节大约是在十七世纪时才开始广泛庆祝的。

By the middle of the eighteenth century, it was common for friends and lovers in all social classes to exchange small tokens of affection or handwritten notes.

到了十八世纪中期，所有社会阶层的朋友以及情人们在这天彼此交换表达感情的礼物或者手写的信笺的现象就已经非常普遍了。

By the end of the century, printed cards began to replace written letters due to improvements in printing technology.

十八世纪末，由于印刷技术的进步，印刷的卡片开始代替了手写的书信。

Ready-made cards were an easy way for people to express their emotions in a time when direct expression of one’s feelings was discouraged.

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