Poem Collection (page 23)

The Deserted Village, A Poem, c1770. The Deserted Village is a poem by Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) published in 1770. It is a work of social commentary

Hudibras, c1770. Artist: Ralph Wood
Hudibras, c1770. Hudibras is an English mock-heroic narrative poem written by Samuel Butler. This figure is an example of late 18th century Staffordshire pottery. From The Connoisseur Volume XXV

Recessional, 1907. Poem by Rudyard Kipling, written for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 1, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D

The Gleaners by Thomson, c1900

Autumnal Fruit by Keats, c1900

Nut-Gathering, by Thomson, c1900

The Harvest Moon by Kirke White, c1900

Fishing at Sea by Walter Scott, c1900

Tam O Shanter, 1826. Artist: James C Allen
Tam O Shanter, 1826. Tam o Shanter is a narrative poem written by Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796) in 1790. First published in 1791 the poem uses a mixture of Scots and English

Doctor Syntax Made Free of the Cellar, 1817. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Doctor Syntax Made Free of the Cellar, 1817. From The Tour of Dr Syntax in Search of the Picturesque, by William Combe. [R Ackerman, 101 Strand, London, 1812]

Froissart presenting his book of love poems to Richard II in 1395, 1905. From Cassells History of England, Vol. II, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]

Queens Who Cut the Bogs of Glanna, Judith of Scripture, and Glorianna, 1910. Artist: Harry Clarke
Queens Who Cut the Bogs of Glanna, Judith of Scripture, and Glorianna, 1910. One of the Queens? Panels designed for the library of Laurence Waldrons library in Marino, Ballybrack, Killiney, Co

Title Page: Troilus and Criseyde, 1927. Artist: Eric Gill
Title Page: Troilus and Criseyde, 1927. Troilus and Criseyde is a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer which re-tells in Middle English the tragic story of the lovers Troilus and Criseyde

Illustration to Spensers Faerie Queene. Canto II. Verse 30, c1895. Artist: Louis Fairfax Muckley
Illustration to Spensers Faerie Queene. Canto II. Verse 30, c1895. An illustration for Edmund Spensers (1553-1599) Faerie Queene. From The Studio Volume 4. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1894]

The Recessional, c1900. Artist: EM Underwood
The Recessional, c1900. The Recessional is a poem by Rudyard Kipling, which he composed for the Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee in 1897. From The Studio Volume 20. [The Studio Ltd

The Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque, 19th century, (1907) Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
The Tour of Dr Syntax in Search of the Picturesque: Dr Syntax Gazing at Some Ruins, 19th century. An Illustration apparently designed for The Tour of Dr Syntax in Search of the Picturesque but not

Petrarca: Trionfi, 1488, (1917)
Petrarca: Trionfi, 1488. Venetian illustration of Petrarchs Triumph of Fame. The Triumphs (I Trionfi) of Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374) is a 14th-century Italian poem

A Junk Gliding Across Suminoye Bay, c18th century, (1925). Artist: Hokusai
A Junk Gliding Across Suminoye Bay, (From a Poem by Toshiyuki). After a colour woodcut by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). From The Studio Volume 89 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1925]

An illustration of Robert Brownings (1812-1889) poem Rabbi Ben Ezra, 1916. Artist: Bernard Partridge
An illustration of Robert Brownings (1812-1889) poem Rabbi Ben Ezra. Illustrated by John Bernard Partridge (1861-1945) often refered to as Bernard Partridge. From The Connoisseur 1916, VOL. XLIV

Venetian woodcut, c1500 (1964). An illustration from Luigi Pulcis Driadeo d Amore. A print from A History of Wood Engraving, by Douglas Percy Bliss, Spring Books, London, 1964

John Keats, English poet, and his Ode to a Nightingale, 1819 (1958). The illustration shows the first five stanzas of the Ode, the rest of which is written upon the other side

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, British poet, 1855 (1956). Tennyson (1809-1892) succeeded William Wordsworth as Poet Laureate in 1850

Lenore, 1901. From The Poems of Edgar Allan Poe. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1901

Faust, c1880-1882. Artist: Hans Makart
Faust, c1880-1882. A print from Modern Artists, prepared under the direction of FG Dumas, JS Virtue and Co, London, c1880-1882

An illustration for Wynken, Blynken and Nod, 1899. Artist: Jessie Marion King
An illustration for Wynken, Blynken and Nod, 1899. Plate taken from The Studio magazine, volume 15, no 70 (London, 16th January 1899)

A story of cruel Frederick

Part of the poem of The Wicker Chair, by William Somerville, 1840. Artist: William Somerville
Part of the poem of The Wicker Chair, by William Somerville, 1840. Illustration from Historical and Literary Curiosities consisting of Fac-similies of Original Documents, by Charles John Smith

Rhyming letter from Charles Dickens to Mark Lemon, mid 19th century (1901). Facsimile of the concluding portion of a rhyming letter from English author Charles Dickens to Mark Lemon

Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918), English composer, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918), English composer, 1893. Parry is probably best known for his setting of William Blakes poem, Jerusalem, to music

Churchyard of Stoke-Pogis, England, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
Churchyard of Stoke-Pogis, England, 1893. Thomas Grays Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard is believed to have been written in the churchyard of St Giles Church in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire

Doublure in Levant Morocco, with Inlay and Tooling, c. 1880, (1914). Artist: Robert Riviere
Inside front cover of Endymion by John Keats, Doublure in Levant Morocco, with Inlay and Tooling, 1914. Illustrated page of the poem Endymion by John Keats (1795-1821)

Silhouette for Ombres Chinoisses from L Epopee, 1898. Artist: Caran d Ache
Silhouette for Ombres Chinoisses from L Epopee, 1898. Transperency for Ombres Chnoises from L EPOPEE BY Caran D ache. From The Studio Volume Twelve by [London Offices of the Studio V, London, 1898]

Stoke Poges Church, Buckinghamshire, c1750, (1840). Artist: C J Smith
Stoke Poges Church, Buckinghamshire, c1750, (1840). Thomas Grays Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard is believed to have been written in the churchyard of the St Giles Church in Stoke Poges

Letter from Abraham Cowley, late 17th-early 18th century, (1840). Artist: Abraham Cowley
Part of a letter from Abraham Cowley, and a view of his residence at Chertsey, Surrey, late 17th-early 18th century, (1840)

Letters from Dr Beattie to David Garrick and from Sir William Jones, 1771, (1840). Artist: James Beattie
Extract of a letter from Dr Beattie to David Garrick and from Sir William Jones, 1771, (1840). Extract of a letter from Dr Beattie to Garrick, presenting his poem of The Minstrel

Poem by Dr Doddridge, 1746, (1840). Artist: Philip Doddridge
Poem by Dr Doddridge, 1746, (1840). Facsimile of a poem by Philip Doddridge (1702-1751). Illustration from Historical and Literary Curiosities consisting of Fac-similies of Original Documents

Part of Shenstones poem, The Snuff Box, 1735, (1840). Artist: William Shenstone
Part of Shenstones poem, The Snuff Box, 1735, (1840). Facsimile of part of The Snuff Box. Illustration from Historical and Literary Curiosities consisting of Fac-similies of Original Documents

Benjamin Franklins epitaph, written by himself, 1728, (1840). Artist: Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklins epitaph, written by himself, 1728, (1840). Facsimile of an epitaph written by scientist and politician Benjamin Franklin, written by himself aged 22: The Body of B

Queen Marys Lament, poem in the handwriting of Robert Burns, late 18th century, (1840). Artist: Robert Burns
Queen Marys Lament, poem in the handwriting of Robert Burns, late 18th century, (1840). Illustration from Historical and Literary Curiosities consisting of Fac-similies of Original Documents

An extract from the original manuscript of Popes translation of Homer, 18th century, (1840). The extract contains the parting of Hector and Andromache

The Redcrosse Knight, 1598, (1893). From The Faerie Queene, the epic poem by Edmund Spenser, third edition, 1598. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green

Title page of The Countess of Pembrokes Arcadia by Sir Philip Sidney, third edition, 1598 (1893). An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green

Mr Austin Dobson and Mr Edmund Gosse Composing a Ballade, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Mr Austin Dobson and Mr Edmund Gosse Composing a Ballade, 1904. Scene: the Board of Trade. Time: office hours in the early eighties

John Gilpin riding to Edmonton, 1878. Artist: Randolph Caldecott
John Gilpin riding to Edmonton, 1878. John Gilpin was the subject of an 18th century ballad by William Cowper. It describes how, on a journey to Edmonton

Title page of The Nurse, 1804. Artist: J M Creery
Title page of The Nurse, 1804. Title page to an English translation of the poem by the 16th century Italian poet Luigi Tansillo

Poem by Lord Chatham to David Garrick, 18th century, (1840). Artist: William Pitt
Poem by Lord Chatham to David Garrick, 18th century, (1840). Poem written Lord Chatham (William Pitt the Elder) to the actor David Garrick, in answer to his verse from Mount Edgcumbe

Prince Charles and Prince Henry, sons of King Charles I, 17th century, (1802). The first and third sons of Charles I: Prince Charles who was stillborn, and Prince Henry, who died in his twenties

James Naylor, English Quaker leader, 17th century. Of all the Sects that Night, and Errors own, And with false Lights possesse the world, thers none More strongly blind

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