Tag: romance
Tag Description:The Desolated
A Victorian poem of regret and failed romance originally published in Godey’s Lady’s Book and Magazine. With a vintage clip art illustration for your amusement. The Desolated By Hattie Boomer Barber, Godey’s Lady’s Book and Magazine, November 1859 Too late I learned to prize thy worth, Too late thy faithful heart did prove; And now through [...]
Victorian Woman Collecting Specimens
A curious image of a Victorian woman with a butterfly net, trying to catch a rare specimen to add to her collection. Good luck! This free clipart image would be suitable for a bridal shower invitation. From a 19th century periodical.
The Broken Hearted
I have seen the infant sinking down, like a stricken flower, to the grave—the strong man fiercely breathing out his soul upon the field of battle—the miserable convict standing upon the scaffold, with a deep curse quivering on his lips—I have viewed death in all his forms of darkness and vengeance with a tearless eye,—but [...]
