Poem Collection (page 5)

Napoleon Bonapartes first interview with his second wife, Maria Louise, Duchess of Palma, at Compiegne, 1810. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a

Napoleon Bonaparte directing the French Army artillery over a bridge in the Great St. Bernard Pass when crossing the Alps, 1800

Napoleon Bonaparte leading the grenadiers into the Council of Five Hundred in the coup of 18 Brumaire. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic

Napoleon Bonaparte abandoning the Revolutionary Army in Egypt, 1799. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T

Napoleon Bonaparte ordering his troops to storm the fortress of Acre, Egyptian Campaign, 1799. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by

Napoleon Bonaparte ordering the poisoning of plague-ridden French troops after the Siege of Jaffa, Egyptian Campaign, 1799

The blindfolded Austrian officer at the Battle of Ulm, 1805
The blindfolded Austrian officer (Prince Maurice Liechtenstein) forced to capitulate to Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Ulm, 1805

Napoleon Bonaparte and the Revolutionary Army looting artworks and relics in Milan during the Italian Campaign, 1796. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon

Napoleon Bonaparte leading a charge on the bridge at the Battle of Lodi, 1796. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax

Marriage of Napoleon and Josephine at Notre Dame, 1804
Marriage of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais at Notre Dame, 1804. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax

Napoleon Bonaparte directing the Suppression
Napoleon Bonaparte directing an artillery firing squad at the Suppression after the Siege of Toulon (ordered by Paul Barras and Stanislas Freron)

Napoleon working the gun at Toulon
Napoleon working the gun at the Siege of Toulon, 1793. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T. Tegg, London, 1815

Napoleon blowing up his comrades. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T. Tegg, London, 1815

Title page with calligraphy and vignettes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T. Tegg, London, 1815

Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, with a quotation from Hiawatha, Longfellows long narrative poem. Date: 1935

1930s childs birthday card
The cover of a small birthday card for a child with poem and floral design, given to a young Marion Rutter 1931. Date: 1930s

Illustration, The Earthly Paradise, William Morris
Illustration, The Earthly Paradise, an epic poem by William Morris. The Three Graces title page for the 1890 edition. 1890

Illustration, Selim and Zuleika, The Bride of Abydos
Illustration, Selim and Zuleika, in The Bride of Abydos, a poem by Lord Byron (1813). 1844

Illustration, The Cuckoo - mother carrying small child. late 19th century

Girl on cliffs on a windy day on a circular greetings card, with a quotation from Robert Louis Stevenson: O wind a-blowing all day long, O wind that sings so loud a song. Date: circa 1910s

Illustration to Rokeby, narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott
Illustration to Rokeby, a narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott. early 19th century

Lalla Rookh, oriental romance by Thomas Moore
Illustration to Lalla Rookh, an oriental romance by Thomas Moore. 1817

Illustration, Hilda, Lalla Rookh
Illustration, Hilda, in Lalla Rookh, a narrative poem by Thomas Moore. 19th century

Charge of the Light Brigade, 25 October 1854, with a quotation from Tennysons poem. 1854

American recruitment poster, Columbia Calls, WW1
American recruitment poster, poem by Frances Adams Halsted, design by Vincent Aderente, Columbia Calls, Enlist Now for US Army, First World War. circa 1916

Title page, The Poetical Works of Robert Burns, with an illustration to the poem The Twa Dogs. Date: 1866

Young Jockey on a rocking horse posting a letter
D you know that you owe me a letter? I fear you re an awful forgetter, or are you a jockey to boast how often you re passing the post? 1934

Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1581, by Torquat
Torquato Tasso (1544-1595). Italian poet. Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1581. Epic poem. Chant I. Printed in Venice, 1788

COSSARD SURROUND 4
Surrounded by clematis. Date: 1901

The Distresst Poet
A distresst poet writes the verses which will, he hopes, bring him enough money to buy new clothes, food and drink, and enable him to move to somewhat better accommodation. Date: circa 1750

Tintern Abbey in Wales, which inspired William Wordsworth to write his poem Lines composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey on revisiting the banks of the Wye during a tour, 13 July 1798. Date: 1888

BOOKS / BUTLER / HUDIBRAS
Frontispiece to Samuel Butlers satirical poem Hudibras published 1663-78. Date: first published 1663-78

FOOD AND DRINK / BANQUETS
Lorenzo and Isabella; an Italian Banquet (The painting is based on Keats poem) Date: Medieval

ARAB POEM - 1
The poetry is written in the central cartouches which are gold lined. Comments are in the margins. The script is nastaliq - one of the classic Middle Eastern scripts. Date: 16th century

The battle of Waterloo-depiction after Walter Scotts poem
The Field of Waterloo - depiction after verse 36 of Walter Scotts poem: Alas! what links of love that morn has Wars rude hand asunder torn

Illustration to Goblin Market
Goblin Market - illustration to Christina Rossettis poem. Date: 1920

Works of Homer, First Edition translated by Chapman
Title page of the First Edition of The Whole Works of Homer translated into English by George Chapman, the main two works being The Iliad and The Odyssey. Date: 1616

Comic view of Cooks voyages and excursions
Cooks Tours -- a comic view of Cooks voyages and excursions, with Thomas Cook and his clientele as depicted by Fun magazine. Date: 1867

Richard Lovelace in prison
(1617-1657). An English Royalist and poet. This is an artists impression of Lovelace imagining his poem To Althea, from Prison which was written by him in 1642 to encourage the Clergy Act 1640 to be

Thebes, Upper Egypt, North Africa - Tomb of Queen Hatshepsut
Thebes, Upper Egypt, North Africa - The Ramesseum, the mausoleum of Egyptian Pharoah Rameses II, with the fallen statue of Rameses - famed as the part-inspiration for the poem Ozymandias by Percy

State of Oklahoma, USA - Poem Down in Oklahoma"
State of Oklahoma, USA - Poem " Down in Oklahoma" - surrounded by oil wells Date: circa 1940

Christmas card, insert
Christmas card from the Sharpes Classic range, embossed and printed with a design of a snowy farmyard scene with holly and a lantern picked out in gold and the words YULE-TIDE REMEMBRANCE

New Year card, inside
New Year card printed with a design of robins flying in a moonlit snowy scene, with holly motifs, orange fringing around the edge and a paper insert secured with orange thread

The Blue Train - illustrated poem
A poem by Joy Garden (and quite a terrible one at that), extolling the virtues of travelling to the French Riviera via the fabled Blue Train

The Divine Comedy. Dante and Virgil in Hell. Folio 25 r. 148
The Divine Comedy. Poem by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). Miniature depicting Dante and Virgil in Hell. The meeting of Dante with Farinata degli Uberti and Cavalcante de Cavalcanti. Folio 25 r

Divine Comedy. Eigth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil cross t
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Eigth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil cross the river Styx in the boat of Phlegyas

Divine Comedy. The Eleventh Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. The Eleventh Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil in the tomb of Pope Anastasius. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored

Ceremony of investiture of a Knight. Miniature of the 15th century of Tristan and Iseult Poem. Chateau de Chantilly. France

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