Poem Collection (page 2)

The Lady of Shalott setting out on her boat for Camelot
Colour illustration of the Lady of Shalott setting out on her boat for Camelot

Joseph Berchoux - 2
JOSEPH BERCHOUX French poet who sang the praises of the culinary art in his poem La Gastronomie. Date: 1765 - 1839

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

The NeedleWorker, WW1 knitting with Jessie Pope poem
Page from The Needle Worker from March 1915, advising readers on knitting for men and boys and featuring, The Knitting Song, a poem by Jessie Pope

DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before
DOR: THE RAVEN, 1882. Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before... Engraving by Gustave Dor, 1882, for an 1884 edition of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

Soviet propaganda poster from World War Two
Soviet propaganda poster, TASS Window no. 469. An heroic young female partisan resists the invading Germans. A patriotic poem by Vasyl Lebedev-Kumach appears below the image

Odysseus returns to his wife, Penelope

Night slid down. Illustration by Florence Harrison to Tennysons poem The Gardener s
Night slid down. Illustration by Florence Harrison to Tennysons poem The Gardeners Daughter. Date: c.1920

Napoleon Bonaparte crowning himself Emperor of France at Notre Dame, 1804. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T

Songs of Innocence and of Experience: The Tyger, ca. 1825. Creator: William Blake
Songs of Innocence and of Experience: The Tyger, ca. 1825

Vivien and Merlin, 1874. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Vivien and Merlin, 1874

Earth Could Not Answer: Nor The Seas That Mourn In Flowing Purple, Of Their Lord Forlorn; Nor Heaven, With Those Eternal Signs Reveal And Hidden By The Sleeve Of Night And Morn

For Some We Loved, The Loveliest And The Best That From His Vintage Rolling Time Has Prest, Have Drunk Their Cup A Round Or Two Before, And One By One Crept Silently To Rest

Kelmscott Press: Page from The Tale of Beowulf Printed in the Troy Type, c. 1895, (1914). Artist: William Morris
Kelmscott Press: Page from The Tale of Beowulf Printed in the Troy Type, c.1895, (1914). Page from The Tale of Beowulf Done Out of the Old English Tongue. Trans. By William Morris and A. J. Wyatt

The Battle of Marathon. A Poem, 1820. The Battle of Marathon by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861). Printed for W Lindsell, 87 Wimpole street, Cavendish Square. From The Connoisseur Volume XXIV

The Silver Age, 1527. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder
The Silver Age, 1527. Aportrayal of the second of the four Ages of the World from Ovids poem. Found in the collection of the Kunstsammlungen zu Weimar, Weimar, Germany

Satires by Juvenal
Juvenal (Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis). 1st - 2nd centuries AD. Roman poet. Satires. Start of the First Satire. Leyden, 1532

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

Britain / 18th Century
A poem based on fact: a haughty lady in her carriage will not let a gentleman pass so he (and the rest on the street) walk through her carriage Date: 1751

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)

Ekalavya, 1913. Artist: Nandalal Bose
Ekalavya, 1913. In the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata, Ekalavya is a young prince of the Nishadha tribes and an excellent archer

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)

Ice Skating Couple - Christmas Greetings Card. Although a UK card, it was printed in Germany and features a very teutonic-looking skating pair

The Revenge under command of Sir Richard Grenville (c1542-91) engaging Spanish fleet off Flores. Cut off from English fleet, fought until overwhelmed 1591

Lyrics by Anne Boleyn
Words by Anne Boleyn entitled O Death Rock Me On Sleep accompanied by an illustratio of the ill-fated Queen looking rather tragic. Date: 1934

Writing / Gray Poem
Part of the manuscript of his poem, Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard, inspired by a visit to Stoke Poges Churchyard, Bucks

Dante Alighieri, Italian poet, best known for his long narrative poem, the Divine Comedy

Wild Thyme, Oxlips, Violet, Woodbine, Musk-roses and Eglantine (Midsummer Nights Dream). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn

Thence issuing we again beheld the stars, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
The beautiful lights of heav n dawn d through a circular opening in the cave: thus issuing we again beheld the stars, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil emerge from Hell, and see the stars

We to those beasts, that rapid strode along, drew near, when Chiron took an arrow forth, c1890. Chiron, leader of the centaurs

Here With A Little Bread Beneath The Bough, A Flask Of Wine, A Book Of Verse - And Thou Beside Me Singing In The Wilderness Oh, Wilderness Were Paradise Enow

Banner and poem, c15th century, (1840). Facsimile of a banner attributed to St Edmund, king of the West Saxons (841-870 AD), and a poetical description of the devices represented upon them

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

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

Look To The Blowing Rose About US - "lo, Laughing, "She Says, "into The World I Blow
Look To The Blowing Rose About US - " lo, Laughing, " She Says, " into The World I Blow: At Once The Silken Tassel Of My Purse Tear, And Its Treasure On The Garden Throw

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

PLIT2A-00110
First edition title page of Whitmans " Leaves of Grass, " 1855. Hand-colored woodcut

PLIT2C-00110
Walt Whitman and his first edition title page of " Leaves of Grass." Composite art of hand-colored woodcut and document

Valentine's Morn, drawn by Marcus Stone, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
St. Valentine's Morn, drawn by Marcus Stone, 1864. 'In old times it was customary for a lover to place himself on Valentine's morn under his mistress's window

"Old Christmas", 1862. Creator: Unknown. "Old Christmas", 1862. Creator: Unknown
"Old Christmas", 1862. Lyrics by John George Watts, music by Thomas Murby. 'Fling wide the portals of the heart, Let fullest bliss abound

"The Light of Other Days" - from a painting by J. T. Lucas, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
"The Light of Other Days" - from a painting by J. T. Lucas, 1864. 'Old Watchman, thou who watchest not, We smile on thy non-vigil now: Sleep on, nor dream, thou slumbrous sot

King Cheer - drawn by James Godwin, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
King Cheer - drawn by James Godwin, 1864. Illustration to a poem by George MacDonald. 'King Cheer he reigned in Aureoland

"Home Thoughts:" the Child among the Rocks, 1864. Creator: Dalziel Brothers
"Home Thoughts:" the Child among the Rocks, 1864. Illustration to a book of poetry: "Home Thoughts and Home Scenes"

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"Exploring the Depths of Poetry: A Visual Journey" Poster, Night Mail: Dive into the enchanting world of poetry as words dance across the night sky like stars, delivering messages straight to your soul. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren: Immerse yourself in a medieval tale where chivalry meets poetic prowess, transporting you to a time of honor and adventure. I am half sick of shadows, c1911. Artist: John William Waterhouse: Step into a realm where shadows intertwine with emotions, as this captivating artwork brings Tennyson's haunting poem to life. Dante Alighieri, Italian poet, sees his beloved Beatrice: Witness an eternal love story unfold through Dante's eyes as he gazes upon his muse Beatrice in this mesmerizing depiction. The Lamb, illustration from Songs of Innocence and Experience. C1770-1820. Artist: William Blake: Delve into innocence and experience intertwined within Blake's masterpiece; let its profound verses guide your journey. Goblin Market by Pauline Baynes: Enter a mystical realm where temptation lurks amidst enchanting verses; Baynes' illustrations breathe life into Christina Rossetti's captivating poem. Beowulf manuscript page: Unearth ancient tales etched on parchment that tell stories of valor and monsters slain—a testament to the power of oral tradition preserved through verse. The Song of the Mad Prince, c1917. Artist Harry Clarke : Lose yourself in madness and melancholy as Harry Clarke captures Oscar Wilde’s poignant words with intricate illustrations that mirror their intensity. Prospect Cottage, Derek Jarmans house, with a John Donne poem The Sunne : Wander through Derek Jarman's cottage adorned with vibrant flowers while being serenaded by John Donne's timeless poetry celebrating nature’s beauty. Robin Redbreast.