Verse Collection (page 10)

Flying Machine (colour litho)
3639085 Flying Machine (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flying Machine.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

A Victorian New Year card of a young woman in widows weeds, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3603827 A Victorian New Year card of a young woman in widows weeds, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian Christmas card of two children with a hare, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3603739 A Victorian Christmas card of two children with a hare, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian New Year card of children on a sledge on the ice, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3603703 A Victorian New Year card of children on a sledge on the ice, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian Christmas card of a girl dressed in top hat
3603699 A Victorian Christmas card of a girl dressed in top hat and long coat holding an envelope and an umbrella, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian Christmas card of a girl plucking roses from a rose bush, c
3603586 A Victorian Christmas card of a girl plucking roses from a rose bush, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

A Victorian Christmas card of two kittens kissing under a mistletoe while a third looks
3603536 A Victorian Christmas card of two kittens kissing under a mistletoe while a third looks on, .1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian Christmas card of two kittens wearing dunce caps, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3603463 A Victorian Christmas card of two kittens wearing dunce caps, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian Christmas card of four mothsand a verse, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3603381 A Victorian Christmas card of four mothsand a verse, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

Victorian Christmas card of two birds sheltering from the snow under an umbrella
3603331 Victorian Christmas card of two birds sheltering from the snow under an umbrella, while a sparrow looks on, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

Victorian Christmas card with pigs flirting, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3603217 Victorian Christmas card with pigs flirting, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

Victorian Christmas card of the face of an angel, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3603212 Victorian Christmas card of the face of an angel, c. 1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

Victorian greeting card with two angels scattering roses, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3603202 Victorian greeting card with two angels scattering roses, c. 1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian hand coloured deckle edged Valentine card of a man dressed as a soldier with
3606032 A Victorian hand coloured deckle edged Valentine card of a man dressed as a soldier with a humorous verse, c.1860 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian die cut greeting card in the shape of a snowball, c 1880 (colour litho)
3605876 A Victorian die cut greeting card in the shape of a snowball, c 1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian die-cut shape New Year card of butterflies and daisies, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3605668 A Victorian die-cut shape New Year card of butterflies and daisies, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian die-cut shape Christmas card of a back of a dover sole, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3605649 A Victorian die-cut shape Christmas card of a back of a dover sole, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of a book with a verse of Christmas wish, c
3605414 A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of a book with a verse of Christmas wish, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

A hold-to-the-mirror novelty postcard of a woman holding an envelope to a mirror, c
3605308 A hold-to-the-mirror novelty postcard of a woman holding an envelope to a mirror, c.1909 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

A pop up card of a sailor dancing, c. 1920 (colour litho)
3604780 A pop up card of a sailor dancing, c.1920 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian Christmas Card of a girl in deep thought as she sits on a swing
3604399 A Victorian Christmas Card of a girl in deep thought as she sits on a swing, in an intricate oval pierced paper-lace border, circa 1880 (coloured lithograph) by English School

A Victorian die cut greeting card in the shape of a fan with an image of a a man
3604281 A Victorian die cut greeting card in the shape of a fan with an image of a a man and a woman about to kiss, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian New Year card with a dove holding an envelope poking it
3604192 A Victorian New Year card with a dove holding an envelope poking its head through the card, c. 1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian die cut embossed birthday card in the shape of an envelope with a motif of a
3604190 A Victorian die cut embossed birthday card in the shape of an envelope with a motif of a poem surrounded by flowers, c

A Victorian New Year card with yachts sailing in the moonlight, c. 1895 (colour litho)
3604161 A Victorian New Year card with yachts sailing in the moonlight, c.1895 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian Christmas and New Year card of a Christmas and New Year verse, c
3604153 A Victorian Christmas and New Year card of a Christmas and New Year verse, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

A Victorian greeting card of children gazing at a crescent moon, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3604151 A Victorian greeting card of children gazing at a crescent moon, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian Christmas and New Year card of a man fishing at a lake, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3604146 A Victorian Christmas and New Year card of a man fishing at a lake, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian greeting card of a music sheet and lyrics to
3604140 A Victorian greeting card of a music sheet and lyrics to the old English gentleman, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

A Victorian Christmas card of magnolias and a Christmas verse, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3604117 A Victorian Christmas card of magnolias and a Christmas verse, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian religious Christmas card of flying doves in the shape of a cross, c
3604101 A Victorian religious Christmas card of flying doves in the shape of a cross, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

Victorian New Year card of two clowns holding two bantams about to fight, c
3604020 Victorian New Year card of two clowns holding two bantams about to fight, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

A Victorian Christmas card of an owl perched on a branch on a moonlit night, c
3603973 A Victorian Christmas card of an owl perched on a branch on a moonlit night, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

Illustration for The Diverting History of John Gilpin by William Cowper (colour litho)
5197472 Illustration for The Diverting History of John Gilpin by William Cowper (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Masquerade of Orson and Valentine, 1566 (engraving)
5196970 Masquerade of Orson and Valentine, 1566 (engraving) by Brueghel, Pieter The Elder (c.1525-69) (after); 30x41.4 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

John Gilpin (colour litho)
5228956 John Gilpin (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Gilpin. Illustration for Aunt Louisas London Gift Book (Frederick Warne)

The Corsair (engraving)
5228735 The Corsair (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Corsair. Illustration for The Illustrated Byron (Henry Vizetelly, 1854)

Parisina (engraving)
5228728 Parisina (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parisina. Illustration for The Illustrated Byron (Henry Vizetelly, 1854)

Napoleon in exile (engraving)
5228710 Napoleon in exile (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon in exile. Illustration for The Illustrated Byron (Henry Vizetelly, 1854)

R B Sheridan (engraving)
5228701 R B Sheridan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: R B Sheridan. Illustration for The Illustrated Byron (Henry Vizetelly, 1854)

Caswell Bay, from Caswell Road (chromolitho)
5222046 Caswell Bay, from Caswell Road (chromolitho) by von Cramm, Helga (1840-1919); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caswell Bay, from Caswell Road)

Illustration for John Drydens translation of Virgils Aeneid (engraving)
5221996 Illustration for John Drydens translation of Virgils Aeneid (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for John Drydens translation of Virgils Aeneid (engraving)
5221950 Illustration for John Drydens translation of Virgils Aeneid (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for John Drydens translation of Virgils Aeneid (engraving)
5221941 Illustration for John Drydens translation of Virgils Aeneid (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Vision of the Knight Magnificent (engraving)
5223657 The Vision of the Knight Magnificent (engraving) by Kuck, Helen S. (fl.1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Vision of the Knight Magnificent)

Red Cross sees the Glorious City (engraving)
5223655 Red Cross sees the Glorious City (engraving) by Kuck, Helen S. (fl.1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: Red Cross sees the Glorious City)

Bluetits and verse (chromolitho)
6001812 Bluetits and verse (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bluetits and verse)

The Church ofs Maria Novella, Florence (colour litho)
6022132 The Church ofs Maria Novella, Florence (colour litho) by Finnemore, Joseph (1860-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Church ofs Maria Novella, Florence)

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"Verse: A Melody of Imagination and Expression" In the enchanting world of verse, where words dance upon the pages like graceful ice skaters, we find ourselves immersed in a tapestry of diverse imagery. Just as William Blake's "The Lamb" evokes innocence and experience, his illustrations transport us to a realm where imagination knows no bounds. As we wander through this poetic landscape, we stumble upon an unexpected sight—a museum showcasing an Ichthyosaurus fossil. Its ancient bones whisper tales of forgotten oceans and prehistoric wonders, reminding us that even in verse, history has its place. But it is not only fossils that captivate our attention; there is also the power of symbolism. A woman raising her skirts to scare off the devil reminds us that poetry can be both playful and profound—using metaphorical gestures to confront our deepest fears. And what could be more whimsical than four frogs gracefully gliding across ice on a Christmas card? In this moment frozen in time, joy leaps from their amphibian hearts onto the canvas—an invitation for merriment during the festive season. Yet amidst all these delightful scenes lies wisdom wrapped in humor. An old man with a beard warns us with jestful certainty about life's inevitable disappointments—a reminder that poetry can hold truths even within its most comical verses. From Colmans Mustard advertisements to breathtaking landscapes like Half Dome mountain at sunset in Yosemite National Park, verse takes on many forms. It paints vivid pictures with words alone or accompanies visual masterpieces created by others—each stroke adding depth to our understanding of human expression. Just as George Chapman's anonymous portrait invites curiosity into his identity, so does poetry invite introspection into our own souls. Like an album filled with poems and watercolors from 1828 or "The Pipes Of Lucknow, " colored lithographs transporting us back in time—we discover new facets of ourselves through every line read or heard.