Poem Collection (page 19)

The Sultans Tiger. Creator: Jean Joseph Benjamin Constant
The Sultans Tiger

Poem by Fujiwara no Ietaka (1158-1237) on Decorated Paper with Bush Clover, mid-late 17th cent
Poem by Fujiwara no Ietaka (1158-1237) on Decorated Paper with Bush Clover, mid- to late 17th century

Poem by Ki no Tsurayuki (ca. 872-945) on Decorated Paper... mid-late 17th cent. Creator
Poem by Ki no Tsurayuki (ca. 872-945) on Decorated Paper with Cherry Blossoms, mid- to late 17th century

The Beggar, 1913, (1946). Creator: Unknown
The Beggar, 1913, (1946). A Second Revival of the " Chap-Book" Style : illustration by C. Lovat Fraser to a poem, from " Poems" by Ralph Hodgson

Frontispiece to Poems by Lionel Johnson, 1895, (1946). Creator: Unknown
Frontispiece to " Poems" by Lionel Johnson, 1895, (1946). The Printing Revival of the Eighteen-Nineties. Lettering and image of a bishop with initials WW, (possibly William de Wykeham)

Dr. Syntax Reading His Tour in the Kitchen of the Dun Cow, c1815, (1943)
Dr. Syntax Reading His " Tour" in the Kitchen of the Dun Cow, c1815, (1943). Syntax now felt a strong desire, To smoke his pipe by kitchen fire...When, having supp d and drunk his ale

Cricket Song in Honour of Honest Baxter of Surrey, 1839, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Cricket Song in Honour of Honest Baxter of Surrey, 1839, (1947). Illustrated lyrics to a song dedicated to a member of the Surrey cricket team. From " English Cricket", by Neville Cardus

Lough Gill, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Lough Gill, 1898. Lough Gill, a freshwater lake in County Sligo, setting for William Butler Yeats poem " The Lake Isle of Innisfree". From " Our Own Country, Volume VI"

Mickle, (1734-1788), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Mickle, (1734-1788), 1830. William Julius Mickle (1734-1788) Scottish poet who worked as a corrector for the Clarendon Press, his translation of the Lusiad

Dr. Young, (c1683-1765), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dr. Young, (c1683-1765), 1830. Edward Young (c1683-1765) English poet, critic, philosopher and theologian educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford became a royal chaplain in 1728

Spenser, (c1552-1599), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Spenser, (c1552-1599), 1830. Edmund Spenser (c1552-1599) English poet who attended Pembroke College, Cambridge, known for The Faerie Queene a fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty

Pope, (1688-1744), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Pope, (1688-1744), 1830. Alexander Pope (1688-1744) English satirist poet and master of heroic couplet, the second most quoted writer in the English language

Venus and Anchises, c1889-1890, (c1930). Creator: Sir William Blake Richmond
Venus and Anchises, c1889-1890, (c1930). Illustration to the " Epipsychidion", a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley, depicting the illicit meeting of Venus, goddess of love

Alas that Spring should Vanish with the Rose, 1903, (c1930). Creator: William Mouat Loudan
Alas that Spring should Vanish with the Rose, 1903, (c1930). Illustration to a poem in " The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam"

Men of the Lützow Free Corps with Korners body, 26 August 1813, (1936)
Men of the Lutzow Free Corps with Korners body, 26 August 1813, (1936). Die Lutzower An Der Leiche Korners, 26 August 1813

Neighbours dressing the good man of Islingtons bite, c1879. Creator: Randolph Caldecott
Neighbours dressing the good man of Islingtons bite, c1879. The wound it seem d both sore and sad To every christian eye; And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the man would die

Walking to Mouseys Hall, c1883. Creator: Randolph Caldecott
Walking to Mouseys Hall, c1883. Frog and rat on the way to see Mrs Mousey. From " A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go", illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. [London, c1883]

The good man of Islington dressing, c1879. Creator: Randolph Caldecott
The good man of Islington dressing, c1879. A kind and gentle heart he had, To comfort friends and foes; The naked every day he clad, When he put on his clothes

Stray dog befriended by good man of Islington, c1879. Creator: Randolph Caldecott
Stray dog befriended by good man of Islington, c1879. From " An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog", by Oliver Goldsmith, illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. [London, c1879]

Good man of Islington bitten by the dog, c1879. Creator: Randolph Caldecott
Good man of Islington bitten by the dog, c1879. But, when a pique began, The dog, to gain some private ends, Went mad, and bit the man

The dog it was that died, c1879. Creator: Randolph Caldecott
The dog it was that died, c1879. But soon a wonder came to light, That show d the rogues they lied - The man recover d of the bite; The dog it was that died

Sadness in Spring, c1878-1906, (1906). Creator: James Clark
Sadness in Spring, c1878-1906, (1906). Watercolour by James Clark (1858-1943). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

A living teapot stands, one arm held out, one bent, the handle this, and that the spout, c1820. A quote, purportedly from " The Rape of the Lock" by Alexander Pope

Madam Blaize, 1906. Creator: Dalziel Brothers
Madam Blaize, 1906. From " Chats on Old Prints", by Arthur Hayden. [T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1906]

Comenius, 1642, (1947). Creator: George Glover
Comenius, 1642, (1947). Portrait of John Amos Comenius (1592-1670), Czech teacher, writer, philosopher and theologian, aged 50

This proud one would of his strength against almighty Jove make trial, c1890
" This proud one would of his strength against almighty Jove make trial, " said my guide; " whence he is thus requited: Ephialtes him they call", c1890

By that hidden way my guide and I did enter, to return to the fair world, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil emerge from Hell, and see the dawn on Easter Sunday morning

Then, fasting got the mastery of grief, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
" Then, fasting got the mastery of grief", c1890. Count Ugolino, his sons and grandsons condemned to death by starvation in the Torre dei Gualandi

That sprite of air is Schicchi; in like mood of random mischief vents he still his spite, c1890. The alchemist Capocchio is attacked by Gianni Schicchi de Cavalcanti

Lo! he exclaimed, lo Dis!, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
" Lo!" he exclaimed, " lo Dis!: and lo! the place, where thou hast need to arm thy heart with strength", c1890

Yet in the abyss, that Lucifer with Judas low ingulfs, lightly he placed us, c1890. Antaeus the giant lowers Dante and the Roman poet Virgil to the final level of Hell

The crust came drawn from underneath in flakes, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
The crust came drawn from underneath in flakes, like scales scraped from the bream, or fish of broader mail, c1890. Dante

He, soon as there I stood at the tombs foot, ey d me a space, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
He, soon as there I stood at the tombs foot, ey d me a space, then in disdainful mood address d me: " Say, what ancestors were thine?", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil

He answer thus return d: The arch-heretics are here, c1890. Creator
He answer thus return d: " The arch-heretics are here", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

The guide, who mark d how I did gaze attentive, thus began, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
The guide, who mark d how I did gaze attentive, thus began: " Within these ardours are the spirits, each swath d in confining fire", c1890

Be none of you outrageous, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Be none of you outrageous: ere your time dare seize me, come forth from amongst you one, who having heard my words, decide he then if he shall tear these limbs, c1890

And straight the trunk exclaim d, Why pluck st thou me?, c1890. Creator
And straight the trunk exclaim d, " Why pluck st thou me?", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter men who who have been transformed into trees

Then, not to make them sadder, I kept down my spirit in stillness, c1890
" Then, not to make them sadder, I kept down my spirit in stillness", c1890. Count Ugolino, his sons and grandsons condemned to death by starvation in the Torre dei Gualandi

That pierced spirit... was he who gave the Pharisees council, c1890. Creator
" That pierced spirit, whom intent thou view st, was he who gave the Pharisees council, that it were fitting for one man to suffer for the people", c1890

New terror I conceived at the steep plunge, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
New terror I conceived at the steep plunge, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil ride on the back of Geryon, the Monster of Fraud

Sir! Brunetto! And are ye here?, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
" Sir! Brunetto! And are ye here?", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil meet Dantes tutor and guardian, Brunetto Buanaccorso Latini, in a firestorm

Love brought us to one death: Caina waits the soul, who split our life, c1890. Creator
Love brought us to one death: Caina waits the soul, who split our life, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

O senseless spirit! let thy horn for thee interpret, c1890. Creator
" O senseless spirit! let thy horn for thee interpret: therewith vent thy rage, if rage or other passion wring thee", c1890

And, lo ! Towards us in a bark comes an old man, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
And, lo ! Towards us in a bark comes an old man, c1890. Charon, ferryman of the dead. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

Onward he moved, I close his steps pursued, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Onward he moved, I close his steps pursued, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

A lion came, gainst me as it appear d, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
A lion came, gainst me as it appear d, with his head held aloft, and hunger-mad, c1890. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

Not more furiously on Menalippus temples Tydeus gnawed, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Not more furiously on Menalippus temples Tydeus gnawed, than on that skull and on its garbage he, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil visit a frozen lake

By the hair it bore the sever d member, lantern-wise pendant in hand, c1890. Creator
By the hair it bore the sever d member, lantern-wise pendant in hand, which look d at us and said, " Woes me!", c1890

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