Verse Collection (page 9)

King Arthur discovering the Skeletons of the Brothers (engraving)
3649281 King Arthur discovering the Skeletons of the Brothers (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Arthur discovering the Skeletons of the Brothers)

Enid and the Countess (engraving)
3649273 Enid and the Countess (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Enid and the Countess)

The Battle Of The Baltic (colour litho)
3651561 The Battle Of The Baltic (colour litho) by Rainey, William (1852-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle Of The Baltic)

Maud Miller (colour litho)
3650065 Maud Miller (colour litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maud Miller)

My Last Duchess (colour litho)
3633900 My Last Duchess (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: My Last Duchess)

The Buried Flower (engraving)
3635430 The Buried Flower (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Buried Flower)

The Guardian Angel (colour litho)
3633901 The Guardian Angel (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Guardian Angel)

Illustration for Schillers Lied von der Glocke, or The Song Of The Bell (engraving)
3634442 Illustration for Schillers Lied von der Glocke, or The Song Of The Bell (engraving) by Retzsch, Friedrich August Moritz (1779-1857); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Schillers Lied von der Glocke, or The Song Of The Bell (engraving)
3634436 Illustration for Schillers Lied von der Glocke, or The Song Of The Bell (engraving) by Retzsch, Friedrich August Moritz (1779-1857); Private Collection; (add.info)

Boadicea (colour litho)
3651552 Boadicea (colour litho) by Rainey, William (1852-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boadicea. " She with all a monarchs pride, Felt them in her bosom glow; Rushed to battle)

The Mystics Christmas (colour litho)
3650068 The Mystics Christmas (colour litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mystics Christmas)

There was a piper, he d a cow (engraving)
3656022 There was a piper, he d a cow (engraving) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was a piper, he d a cow)

There was an old woman, lived under a hill (engraving)
3656015 There was an old woman, lived under a hill (engraving) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an old woman, lived under a hill)

Higgley Piggley, my black hen (engraving)
3656002 Higgley Piggley, my black hen (engraving) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Higgley Piggley, my black hen)

I had a little dog, and they called him Buff (engraving)
3656000 I had a little dog, and they called him Buff (engraving) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: I had a little dog, and they called him Buff)

To make your candles last for aye, you wives and maids give ear-o (engraving)
3655980 To make your candles last for aye, you wives and maids give ear-o (engraving) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: To make your candles last for aye)

There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile (engraving)
3655974 There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile (engraving) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile)

Little Bo-Peep (engraving)
3655965 Little Bo-Peep (engraving) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Bo-Peep. Illustration for The Nursery Rhyme Book edited by Andrew Lang)

See where my love a-maying goes, with sweet dame Flora sporting (litho)
3655881 See where my love a-maying goes, with sweet dame Flora sporting (litho) by Bell, Robert Anning (1863-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: See where my love a-maying goes)

Sleep, silence child, sweet father of soft rest, Prince, whose approach peace to all mortals brings (litho)
3655856 Sleep, silence child, sweet father of soft rest, Prince, whose approach peace to all mortals brings (litho) by Bell, Robert Anning (1863-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sleep)

Phillida and Corydon (litho)
3655852 Phillida and Corydon (litho) by Bell, Robert Anning (1863-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Phillida and Corydon)

Crown ye God Bacchus with a coronal, and Hymen also crown with wreaths of vine (litho)
3655845 Crown ye God Bacchus with a coronal, and Hymen also crown with wreaths of vine (litho) by Bell, Robert Anning (1863-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crown ye God Bacchus with a coronal)

The Battle Of The Baltic (engraving)
3655205 The Battle Of The Baltic (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle Of The Baltic)

The Staff And Scrip (engraving)
3655187 The Staff And Scrip (engraving) by Holiday, Henry (1839-1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Staff And Scrip)

Robin Hood and Allin A Dale (engraving)
3655180 Robin Hood and Allin A Dale (engraving) by Small, William (1843-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robin Hood and Allin A Dale)

The Three Champions Of Liddisdale (engraving)
3655176 The Three Champions Of Liddisdale (engraving) by Small, William (1843-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Three Champions Of Liddisdale)

Girls and boys, come out to play; the moon doth shine as bright as day (engraving)
3654774 Girls and boys, come out to play; the moon doth shine as bright as day (engraving) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girls and boys)

This is the house that Jack built (engraving)
3654712 This is the house that Jack built (engraving) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: This is the house that Jack built)

Lady bird, lady bird, fly away home (engraving)
3654709 Lady bird, lady bird, fly away home (engraving) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady bird, lady bird, fly away home)

Bow, wow, wow (engraving)
3654708 Bow, wow, wow (engraving) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bow, wow, wow. Illustration for The Nursery Rhyme Book edited by Andrew Lang)

There were three jovial Welshmen (engraving)
3654700 There were three jovial Welshmen (engraving) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: There were three jovial Welshmen)

Here am I, little jumping Joan (engraving)
3654695 Here am I, little jumping Joan (engraving) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Here am I, little jumping Joan)

Little Tommy Tittlemouse (engraving)
3654692 Little Tommy Tittlemouse (engraving) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Tommy Tittlemouse)

Over the water, and over the sea, and over the water to Charley (engraving)
3654685 Over the water, and over the sea, and over the water to Charley (engraving) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Over the water, and over the sea)

John Keats, Sonnet IV (colour litho)
3642095 John Keats, Sonnet IV (colour litho) by Shepperson, Claude (1867-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Keats, Sonnet IV. So the unnumber d sounds that evening store)

John Keats, Lamia (colour litho)
3642088 John Keats, Lamia (colour litho) by Shepperson, Claude (1867-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Keats, Lamia. The God, dove-footed, glided silently)

As Tommy Snooks and Bessie Brooks (colour litho)
3631241 As Tommy Snooks and Bessie Brooks (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: As Tommy Snooks and Bessie Brooks)

Little maid, little maid (colour litho)
3631234 Little maid, little maid (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little maid, little maid)

Little lad, little lad (colour litho)
3631233 Little lad, little lad (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little lad, little lad)

Little Miss Muffet (colour litho)
3631229 Little Miss Muffet (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Miss Muffet)

Ride a cock-horse (colour litho)
3631227 Ride a cock-horse (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ride a cock-horse)

Goosey, goosey, gander (colour litho)
3631220 Goosey, goosey, gander (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Goosey, goosey, gander)

Draw a pail of water (colour litho)
3631215 Draw a pail of water (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Draw a pail of water)

Lucy Locket, lost her pocket (colour litho)
3631207 Lucy Locket, lost her pocket (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lucy Locket, lost her pocket)

To market, to market, to buy a plum cake (colour litho)
3631206 To market, to market, to buy a plum cake (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: To market, to market, to buy a plum cake)

There was an old woman (colour litho)
3631202 There was an old woman (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an old woman)

Sing A Song O Sixpence (colour litho)
3630467 Sing A Song O Sixpence (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sing A Song O Sixpence)

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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.