Verse Collection (page 14)

Lily of the valley and violets on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Five frogs in top hats on a Christmas card, with comic verse below. Date: circa 1890s

Mill and wheel on a cutout birthday card with rustic border and verse. Date: circa 1890s

Mill and wheel on a cutout New Year card with rustic border and seasonal verse. Date: circa 1890s

Girl sitting on a swing on a Christmas card
Girl in a blue dress, sitting on a swing on a Christmas card. circa 1890s

Boy and girl in fishing boat on a Christmas card
Boy and girl with their dog in a fishing boat on a Christmas card, with ivy leaf and branch border and seasonal verse. Date: circa 1890s

Red, white and blue flowers on a New Year card, with religious verse. Date: circa 1890s

Purple daisies on a New Year card, with seasonal verse. Date: circa 1890s

Pink, purple and blue flowers on a New Year card, with seasonal verse. Date: circa 1890s

Pansies in a vase on a New Year card
Variegated pansies in a vase on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Pink flowers on a Christmas card, with seasonal verse to a distant friend. Date: circa 1890s

Pink and red flowers on a Christmas card, with seasonal verse. Date: circa 1890s

Autumn leaf and butterfly on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Green ferns and white flower on a Christmas card
Green ferns with a white flower on a Christmas and New Year card, with seasonal verse for a distant friend. Date: circa 1890s

Mistletoe on a Christmas card, with a seasonal verse. Date: circa 1890s

Spray of holly on a Christmas card, with star and seasonal poem. Date: circa 1890s

Green and brown ferns on a Christmas card, with a seasonal verse. Date: circa 1890s

Green ferns on a Christmas card, with a seasonal verse. Date: circa 1890s

Green and yellow ferns on a Christmas card, with a seasonal greeting. Date: circa 1890s

Greetings card in the form of a fan (open), showing five sections decorated with flowers. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Hands and flowers on a romantic greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Purple flowers on a romantic greetings card with ornate gold edging. Date: circa 1890s

Doves and flowers on a German greetings card
Doves, dovecot and flowers on a German greetings card, with verse. Date: circa 1890s

Robin and flowers on a fabric birthday card. Date: circa 1890s

Anne Dutton, Writer
ANNE DUTTON wife of the reverend Benjamin Dutton, author of religious verse. Date: 1695 - 1765

Amos Cottle
AMOS COTTLE English poet who translated much Icelandic verse, not especially well, but it is to his credit that he did it at all. Date: 1768 - 1800

Casimir Bonjour, Writer
CASIMIR BONJOUR Popular French playwright, who wrote in verse. Date: 1795 - 1856

The Pierrot of the Minute by Aubrey Beardsley
A pierrot in a garden by Aubrey Beardsley, illustrating Ernest Dowsons one-act verse play The Pierrot of the Minute. Date: 1897

18Thc Frnc / Abbe Delille
The Abbe Delille reciting verse to attentive aristocratic ladies Date: 18th century

Franklin / Almanack Page
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN a typical page from his famous Poor Richards Almanack for the month of September, together with a stanza about harvesting Date: 1706 - 1790

William Lilly, astrologer depicted with Cardan and Guido, to both of whom he is superior because he combines their skills Date: 1602 - 1681

Christmas card with two hands and a cigar. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card with cigar and box of matches
Christmas card with a cigar in a holder and a box of matches. Date: circa 1890s

New Year card in the shape of a folding screen, depicting an artist with a palette and a set of verses. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Three men on a reversible New Year card, looking over a garden wall. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Woman reading on a reversible New Year card
Woman reading in her garden, watched by three men, on a reversible New Year card. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Two robins on a reversible Christmas card
Two robins with pink blossom on a reversible Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Girl and boy on a reversible Christmas card
Girl and boy with ice skates on a reversible Christmas card. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card with holly in the middle of a maze, and a moralising verse. Date: circa 1890s

Romantic greetings card with secret message - Turn me quickly round and round, and my message will be found. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Celia Thaxter - Poet
Celia Thaxter (1835 - 1894) American poet; her volumes of verse include " Poems" (1872), " Driftweed" (1879), & " Poems for Children" (1884)

The Little Damozel by Monckton Hoffe
Promotional postcard for the Little Damozel by Monckton Hoffe. The Little Damozel by Monckton Hoffe. First produced at the Wyndhams Theatre, 21st October 1909

Flowers and verse on a romantic greetings card -- Forget-Me-Not. Date: circa 1890s

Lacy envelope with a birthday greeting
Lacy envelope decorated with flowers, with a birthday greeting at the centre. Date: circa 1890s

Flowers and verse on a birthday card with white and gold ornate edging. Date: circa 1890s

Bird with envelope on a New Year card
Bird with an envelope in its beak on a New Year card, with seasonal verse. Date: circa 1890s

Two women with dove on a New Year card
Two women in Grecian style costume with a dove on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Father Christmas and pudding on a Christmas card, with two poems: The Collector, and The Pudding That Cut Away. Date: circa 1890s

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