Poem Collection (page 2)

Federal Dance Theatre presents Salut au monde adapted from a poem of that name by Walt Whitman. Poster showing nine people dancing. Date 1936 or 1937

The Vision of Piers the Ploughman
Langland dreamed a wondrous dream. William Langland, in his 14th century poem, Piers Ploughman, falls asleep upon the Malvern Hills and dreams a dream in which he sees a fair field full of folk

Victorian Cyclists and Motorists on a Snowy Road
Illustration showing the scene on a British road in the winter, circa 1899. In the foreground cyclists, two on a tandem, can be seen

My Dug-Out A lay of the trenches by Bruce Bairnsfather
Old Bill shows his prowess as a poet in this cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather. Date: 1915

Blind Italian soldier - WWI
Italian soldiers blinded during World War One - a poem explaining their fate. Date: circa 1918

Words by King Charles II
Poem written by King Charles II entitled I Pass All My Hours in a Shady Old Grove, accompanied by a stylised illustration of the Merry Monarch composing under the shade of an oak tree

W C Bryant (Buttre
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT American writer, journalist and educator, known for his poem Thanatopsis. with his autograph Date: 1794 - 1878

Eleanor Rumming, the famous alewife of England
Eleanor Rumming, the (fictional) famous alewife of England, illustration to a poem by John Skelton, Poet Laureate to King Henry VIII. 16th century

Wynken, Blynken & Nod
Wynken, Blynken and Nod is a popular poem for children written by American writer and poet Eugene Field and published in 1889

Napoleon Bonaparte and the Red Man, 1815
Napoleon Bonaparte and the Red Man (the Devil), 1815. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T. Tegg, London, 1815

Grave effigy of Berthold VI von Henneberg, died 1330
Grave effigy of Berthold VI von Henneberg, Prior of the Order of Saint John or Johanniter-Ordens, died 1330. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Whither away? Illustration by Florence Harrison of Tennysons poem, The Sea Fairies Date: c.1920

Napoleon Bonaparte watching the Fire of Moscow, 1812
Napoleon Bonaparte watching the Fire of Moscow after the Battle of Borodino, 1812. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor

Napoleon Bonaparte meeting Tsar Alexander
Napoleon Bonaparte meeting Russian Tsar Alexander on a raft in the middle of the Neman River, for the Treaty of Tilsit, 1807

Maud Muller, poem by John Greenleaf Whittier
Maud Muller, the title character in a poem of 1856 by John Greenleaf Whittier (18071892). circa 1856

Illustration, La Chanson de Roland (The Song of Roland), Battle of Roncevaux (778). Charlemagne hears Rolands horn, calling for help, but they will arrive too late to save the hero. Date: 778

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - The God And The Bayadere
Poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - The God And The Bayadere (The Temple Dancer) - An Indian Legend. Date: circa 1925

Victorian illustration from the song / poem Annie Laurie
A Victorian illustration from the song / poem Annie Laurie'. This is image number 1. There are eight images in total

Victorian illustration from the story The Mistletoe Bough
A Victorian illustration from the story The Mistletoe Bough'. This is image number 1 The old oak chest

The Grave, We Are Seven, Conwy churchyard, Wales
The Grave, We Are Seven, St Mary's Church, Conway (Conwy) Churchyard, Wales, which inspired a poem by William Wordsworth in 1798 Date: circa 1910

V - The Symbol of Victory - poem of Victory by Allan Junior
V - The Symbol of Victory and poem of Victory by Allan Junior. Date: 1945

Decima to King Charles II's death by de Arenes
History of Spain. Decima to King Charles II's death by Francisco de Asprer y de Arenes. Tears of Love, shed by the eminent City of Barcelona

Sinking of the Lusitania, poem by Baker and Cure
RMS LUSITANIA: Rare pamphlet entitled Sinking of The Lusitania, a poem written by Lewis O. Baker and R. W. Cure, extending over three pages. Date: circa 1915

I dreamed of a little random elf, born in the sport of nature for simple, sweet enjoyment - fairy and elves Date: circa 1920s

By The North Sea
An illustration of a young girl standing beside a tent, on the beaches in Lincolnshire, near a turbulent sea, accompanied with the poem By The North Sea, by Arthur Conal Doyle

Cartoon, Quoth the Raven, David Lloyd George
Cartoon, Quoth the Raven, with Prime Minister David Lloyd George surrounded by people pointing the finger at him. Date: 1919

This Is A Heart The Queen Leant On
This painting shows a lone man, wandering down a set of steps with a parade of people walking through the arched hallways behind

The Garden of Kama
An illustration for the poem book, The Garden of Kama, showing an Indian woman, enjoying her relaxation on a couch, laden with patterned cushions. Date: circa 1914

Dorking
A London general omnibus company poster for Hatfield, designed by F Gregory Brown. The image depicts a landscape with trees and fields. Includes an extract of a poem by Matthew Arnold. Date: 1920

In Memoriam postcard - King George V (1865-1936) - accompanied by a poem by Allan Junior Date: 1936

The Wreck of the Titanic - memorial verses
RMS Titanic - post-disaster memorial verses entitled The Wreck of the Titanic by Joe MacDonald. Date: circa 1912

RMS Titanic - postcard, Wallace Hartley, Captain Smith
RMS Titanic - unusual jumbo size postcard by A. Stott of Barnoldswick, The Wreck of the Titanic, with portraits of Wallace Hartley (violinist and bandleader) and Captain Edward Smith

October calendar page, woman in classical costume
October calendar page, photograph of woman in classical costume by a rose arch. Captioned, The Fair Months of the Year: October'

September calendar page, woman in classical costume
September calendar page, photograph of woman in classical costume by a pillar. With quotation from Dryden, Fair As The Face Of Nature Did Appear When Flowers First Peep D

The fair months of the year: August
Calendar page for August, with photograph of young woman seated by a pool, with waterlilies. Captioned The fair months of the year: August'

Last portrait of Algernon Charles Swinburne
The Last portrait of the British Victorian poet and author Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909), who died on April 10th

Graecismus (Fragment)
Four double leaves, parchment, believed to be from a copy of Graecismus by Eberhard de Bethune, which was a popular grammatical poem dating from c.1212. Date: 14th Century

Virginal, or Dietrich's Erste Ausfahrt (Fragment)
Fragment of a bifolium from the Virginal or Dietrich's Erste Ausfahrt (Dietrich's First Departure), parchment. An epic poem from the Dietrich cycle

Von Eschenbach, Willehalm (Fragment)
Fragment of a copy of Wolfram Von Eschenbach's Willehalm, parchment. The text is a poem in rhyming couplets. The item has been photographed as a whole

Death of Ellenai, 1883, by Jacek Malczewski (1854-1929)
Jacek Malczewski (1854-1929). Polish painter. Death of Ellenai, 1883. Detail. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018

The Curtain Illustration
An illustration in reference to a poem, written by Australian poet, Zora Bernice May Cross, showing a woman in a blue dress, hiding behind a stage curtain

Felise
An artwork for the poem Felise from the Selected Poems of Algernon by Charles Swinburne, 1928. Date: circa 1928

1933 New Year celebrations, photographs of crowds in London, with illustrations of Old Father Time and the baby 1933, with revellers raising a toast. With a poem honouring 1932 and 1933

Advert for Celanese, a chemical and speciality materials company whose products included acetate yarn and artificial silk. Date: 1943

Reconciliation, poem by Blaikie, design by Walter Crane
Reconciliation, poem by John Arthur Blaikie, design by Walter Crane Date: 1885

Smart Gent sits beneath a tree and thinks of his love
Smart Gent sits beneath a tree with his lute, dreaming of his sweetheart and composing some lines of romantic poetry and song

Victorian Sheet Music Cover Warrior Return Alfred
victorian, sheet, music, cover, warrior, return, alfred, lord, tennyson, john, blockley, carry, carrying, body, bridge, medieval, middle, ages, people, procession, home, brought, dead, words

Shall I, wasting in despair ? - Shall I, wasting in despair, die because a woman's fair ? Illustration of a poem of unrequited love. Author: George Wither. Artist: Joyce Mercer Date: circa 1930

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