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#19th century poem
sunsolii Β· 2 months
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Typography assignment: choose a poem and design it. The poem I chose was Napoleon's Farewell by Lord Byron.
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Apologies for the poor quality of the image, InDesign doesn't like to be exported as a jpeg or pngπŸ˜…
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matyas-ss Β· 1 year
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"The Heart asks Pleasure – first" (poem number 536) by Emily Dickinson
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asoftepiloguemylove Β· 2 years
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Then you kissed me-I felt hot wax on my forehead. I wanted it to leave a mark: that's how I knew I loved you. Because I wanted to be burned, stamped, to have something in the end-
Louise GlΓΌck, "Marathon" Poems 1962 - 2012
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oldwinesoul Β· 2 years
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β€œLove is a sacrament that should be taken kneeling”
β€”Oscar Wilde
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ltwilliammowett Β· 9 months
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A pink lustre mug with a ship and a poem, England, c. 1840
When riding o'er, the mountain wave. The Hardy, Sailor, ever brave. He laughs at danger, smiles at fate. And risks his life, to save his mate.
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atomic-chronoscaph Β· 2 months
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Dante's Inferno - art by Gustave DorΓ© (1861)
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the-evil-clergyman Β· 2 years
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Angelica Attached to the Rock by Jules-Louis Machard (1869)
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kazekiedits Β· 1 month
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Gilbert Cocteau from the manga "Kaze to Ki no Uta" (1976-1984) by Keiko Takemiya
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whenaprilwoodsarered Β· 22 days
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Opinion β€” Imperfection β€”
Those we all must have -
To Butt out Heads,-
Superior β€”
And Fall on Soiled ground β€”
The Sky can tell you what is right,-
And the Patterns of the sand β€”
Though - we are imperfect -
We live on perfect Land β€”
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edwardian-girl-next-door Β· 11 months
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Emily Dickinson
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kustavglimt Β· 7 months
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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres: The Dream of Ossian (1813)
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verse-voyager Β· 1 month
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Walking through the streets That we used to roam The silence feels so loud Now that you're not home
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oldwinesoul Β· 10 months
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ltwilliammowett Β· 1 month
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Punch bowl and Mug, England, 19th century
Decorated with a black transfer scene on the inside depicting the ship Caroline. Has the Mariner's compass on one side of the bowl and the Sailors Tear on the other side of the bowl. The Mug is decorated with a Mariner's compass.
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atomic-chronoscaph Β· 1 year
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Paradise Lost - art by Gustave DorΓ© (1866)
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