Verse Collection

Ichthyosaurus as a museum piece
Cartoon of an Ichthyosaurus as a museum piece, in the Ballad of the Ichthyosaurus

Woman raising her skirts to scare off the devil. Perretta flashing the devil. The devil of Pope-Fig Island. Le diable de Papesiguiere

Birthday card, RAF flying dog pilot. mid-20th century

Medieval illumination: Edward the Black Prince
Chandos Herald manuscript: 4000 line French verse account of the exploits of Edward the Black Prince in the 100 years war

Four frogs ice skating on a Christmas card
Four frogs ice skating hand in hand on a Christmas card, with comic verse below. circa 1890s

Advertisement for Colmans Mustard - Jack and Jill are never ill... because Colmans ensures good digestion. circa 1950s

Birthday card, Chimney Sweep Dog. mid-20th century

WW2 birthday card, Postman with black kittens
Birthday card, Postman with black kittens, and a reference to blackout regulations. circa 1940s

George Chapman / Anon Copp
GEORGE CHAPMAN English poet and dramatist, known especially for his verse translations of Homer Date: 1559 - 1634

Illustration, A Song of the English, Lighthouse
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)

Santa Claus proposing a toast on a Christmas postcard
Santa Claus proposing a toast on a Christmas and New Year postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Forty Fine Ladies, with text by Patrick R Chalmers. The Huntsmans Story -- huntsmen, horses and hounds on a country road and crossing a field. Date: 1933

Illustration, A Song of the English, Thames Embankment
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)

Young girl standing at a window on a Christmas card, with a poem on the left. Date: circa 1890s

Birthday Greetings with spray of flowers
Birthday Greetings -- a spray of pink and white flowers on a birthday postcard. Date: early 20th century

Olive Malvery serving in a sweet shop
In the early 1900s, Olive Malvery, an established singer and reciter of verse, became known for her investigative reports of Londons poor, especially women

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

Easter postcard with eggs and catkins. Date: circa 1930s

Woman in a crinoline dress on a greetings card
Woman in a crinoline dress in a garden on a greetings card, with verse below. Date: early 20th century

Smartly dressed man on a comic greetings card with verse and pull tab. Date: circa 1850s

Botanical Sketchbook -- lettering. A poem entitled English Flowers. Date: 1920s

Come with a romp with Neptune! He is king of the sea, where the lobster and crabs, the sole and the dabs, dance in the waves with glee

Sweep, oh sweep oh! Clean your chimneys keep, oh! For smoky flues we can t excues, since I will sweep them cheap, oh! Date: Circa 1880

Auctioneer on a Christmas and New Year card, with a lot of financial puns in the verse. Date: circa 1890s

Nurse administering a large enema syringe to a man in bed with his lover. The secret lover taking an enema instead of the girl. The clyster. Le remede

Comic postcard, Woman in bikini at the seaside - the top part is a man's old school tie! Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Woodbine cigarettes Date: early 20th century

Christmas postcard, Flor Fina cigars Date: early 20th century

Christmas postcard, hamper of food and drink Date: early 20th century

Patriotic postcard, Soldier in the British Army. Date: circa 1940

Postcard, British soldier and girlfriend say goodbye. Date: 1914-1918

Good luck postcard, Old boot for a soldier, with verse. Date: 1914-1918

Christmas postcard with holly and verse Date: early 20th century

Christmas postcard with carol singers and verse Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Dancing couples - the tango Date: early 20th century

Postcard, Pretty woman gazes at the portrait of her absent soldier and says a prayer for him. Date: 1914-1918

Postcard, Peaceful rural scene Date: early 20th century

Postcard, View of Loch Lomond, Scotland Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, The Toucan Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, The Pelican Date: early 20th century

Birthday postcard, Red roses, Bonne et Heureuse Fete Date: early 20th century

Birthday postcard, Yellow roses, Heureuse Fete Date: early 20th century

Birthday postcard, Pink and yellow roses, Happy Days Date: early 20th century

Birthday postcard, White roses, Best Wishes Date: early 20th century

Birthday postcard, Orange roses, Bonne et Heureuse Fete Date: early 20th century

Birthday postcard, Orange roses, Glad Memories, with verse Date: early 20th century

X, Y, Z verse
If there is anything to be said in a verse about X, Y and Z, let us trust with the mission this old mathematician, who carries them all in his head. Date: 1908

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Illustration by Edmund Dulac to the 12th Quatrain

Woman dancing around a bunch of tulips, representing the changing of the seasons of fashion from winter to spring. Date: 1926

HMS Racehorse, British Greyhound Class destroyer Date: circa 1905

The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde first verse

The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde final verse

Loving Spanish Couple with bouquet and romantic verse
My soul cannot succeed in happiness if it is not sharing the happiness of your company. Date: circa 1910s

Comic postcard, Woman riding donkey on beach with bottle of stout Date: 20th century

Mlle Payre as Beppe in the verse drama Karel Dujardin, 1843
Mlle Payre as Beppe in the verse drama Karel Dujardin by the Marquis de Belloy, Theatre de l Odeon, 1843

Comic postcard, Vegetable love, The Allotment Love Letter Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man kneeling in bed, praying for a woman Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman kneeling in bed, praying for a man Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Scottish boy and girl sitting on the grass Date: 20th century

Birthday postcard, Little boy getting washed Date: 20th century

Man with cuckolds horns holding a magick cup
Man with cuckolds horns in ruff, doublet and cape holding a magick cup. The enchanted goblet. La coupe enchantee. After Ludovico Ariosto

Mabel Lucie Attwell, birthday card, age 1 (front). 20th century

Boy and girl with floral trellis on a cutout Christmas card
Boy and girl with a floral trellis on a cutout Christmas card, with verse below. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas postcard, Santa Claus with sack of toys Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Santa Claus approaches house Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Santa Claus with sack of presents Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Santa Claus approaches chimney Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Little child goes to post a card Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Little girl hanging up stocking Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Little girl with mistletoe Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Little girl goes to post a card Date: 20th century

Birthday postcard, Little boy running to the post, chased by a cat, a dog and a rabbit Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Little boy in bed on Christmas morning - cards and presents Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Little boy carrying holly Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Little boy with sweeping brush Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Little boy with snowballs Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Little boy slipping in the snow Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Little boy sweeping away the snow Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Little boy with snowman and snowballs Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Three boys playing musical instruments in the snow Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Four children carol singing Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Scottish boy happy to be back in Scotland Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Little girl and boy carol singing Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Happy girl and boy ice skating Date: 20th century

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