Poetry Collection (page 5)

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

Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist. 19th century

George Frederick Watts, statue of Tennyson
George Frederick Watts RA, painter and sculptor, working on a large statue of Alfred Lord Tennyson. circa 1900

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

Catherine Gray, Lady Manners, Anglo-Irish poet
Catherine Gray, Lady Manners (1766?-1852), Anglo-Irish aristocrat and poet, wife of Sir William Manners, later Lady Huntingtower. early 19th century

Charlotte Turner Smith, English Romantic poet and novelist
Charlotte Turner Smith (1749-1806), English Romantic poet and novelist. circa 1790s

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

Bocage centenary, Setubal, Portugal -- commemorating the death of Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage (1765-1805), Portuguese poet born in Setubal. Date: 1905

Praca Luis de Camoes, Lisbon, Portugal, with a statue of the 16th century epic poet. Date: circa 1908

Albanian Soldier and Rhapsodos (Rhapsode or Bard, performer of epic poetry). 1832

Alfreds Mother presents him with a volume of poetry
According to the writings of Asser (a Welsh monk from St David s, Dyfed, who became Bishop of Sherborne in the 890s), the young Alfred (later King Alfred the Great 849-899 AD)

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

Legendary Paul Bunyon Date: 1948

Alger Seeks Inspiration Date: 1950

Wee Willie Winkie Date: 1932

Sleeping Beauty Date: 1880

Sherlock Holmes

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

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

THE POETRY BOOKSHOP
A bookshop showing a display in the window

DAPHNIS
Daphnis, a Sicilian shepherd, son of Hermes, not only has a romantic affair with Chloe but finds time to invent pastoral poetry, with a little help from Pan and the Muses

APOLLO (BUST)
As god of music, poetry, archery, prophecy and the healing arts, youd think he had enough on his plate : but he is also identified with HELIOS, the Sun-God

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

ARABIC MANUSCRIPT - 2
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

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

Page from the Palace of Hope
An illustrated page from the Palace of Hope, from the Documenti dAmore (Teachings of Love) of the Tuscan poet, Francesco da Barberino

Thomas Moore, Irish poet, singer and songwriter
Thomas Moore (1779-1852), Irish poet, singer, songwriter and entertainer. Date: early 19th century

Hall Caine, British author, poet and critic
Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine (1853-1931), British author, poet and critic. Date: 1901

Alfred Austin, English poet and Poet Laureate
Alfred Austin (1835-1913), English poet and Poet Laureate. Date: 1901

A customer sits with a drink in Browns Hotel, Laugharne
A customer sits with a drink in Browns Hotel, King Street, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales, where poet and writer Dylan Thomas used to drink and get drunk Date: 1988

The Boathouse, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales, where poet Dylan Thomas once lived. The house overlooks the Taff Estuary and the River Taff Date: 1988

Cornish Bard at his suburban home in Birmingham
A Cornish bard reads and reheases poetry in the garden of his suburban home in Birmingham, England. First published The Independent newspaper Date: 1987

Hungary - Ballassa Balint
A Hungarian Actor dressed as Baron Balint Balassi de Kekko et Gyarmat (15541594) - a Hungarian Renaissance lyric poet, the founder of modern Hungarian lyric and erotic poetry. Date: 1904

Sheet
A broadside, single page printed on one side, with an engraving at the top of the page of a kissing couple, illustrating the poem, The Mistletoe A Christmas Tale beneath

Erato. Statue of Muse of lyric poetry playing the zither
Classical mythology. Erato. Muse of lyric poetry. Roman statue. 2nd century AD. The muse is depicted playing the zither or lyre. From Monte Calvo, Italy. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark

Lord Byron contemplating the Colosseum in Rome
Lord Byron (1788-1824) contemplating the Colosseum in Rome. circa 1850

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

Ricardo Palma (1833-1919). Peruvian author, scholar, librarian and politician. Portrait. Engraving. Colored

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

Ulrich von Hutten (1488-1523). Engraving. Colored
Ulrich von Hutten (1488-1523). German writer and theologian. Engraving. Colored

Muse. The Roman sculpture after an original of about 130 BC was restored by Bertel Thorvaldsen. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Felix Lope de Vega y Carpio (1562-1635). Spanish playwright and poet, one of the key figures in the Spanish Golden Century Baroque literature. Colored engraving

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

Camoes, Luis Vaz de (1524-1580). Portuguese poet. Engraving by Carretero. Colored

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