VERLAINE (Paul) Paris, Hôpital Broussais, 4 July 1893. Autograph card signed to Henry Carton de Wiart. 1 p. in-12 oblong on printed postcard, address and stamps. Verlaine proposes to "give a lecture in a few weeks' time", in Bruges, Mons, Louvain and Vervier. He would also like "a photo of the Palais de Bruxelles where I am so happy to have given a reading". Finally: "I have been close to the grave and have not yet been saved". Ink a little pale, small stains.