Category: Gesture

Non-verbal gesture.

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Poems assigned to this category

Total poems: 215
Poem title Poet(s) Date Periodical id #
The Testimonium, A Prize Poem Lockhart, John Gibson 1820-07 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 8533
February 1823 Forget-Me-Not 15877
January 1823 Forget-Me-Not 15876
June 1823 Forget-Me-Not 15881
March 1823 Forget-Me-Not 15878
November 1823 Forget-Me-Not 15886
October 1823 Forget-Me-Not 15885
Sacontala. A Tale H. N. (translator; Forget-Me-Not) 1825 Forget-Me-Not 15078
The Lover’s Tomb Neele, Henry 1825 Forget-Me-Not 15064
The Parting Charge Landon, Letitia Elizabeth (pseudonym L. E. L.) 1825 Forget-Me-Not 15065
Evening Prayer at a Girls’ School Hemans, Felicia 1826 Forget-Me-Not 13924
First Love, A Dramatic Scene Fraser, W. (pseudonym Randolph Fitz-Eustace) 1827 Forget-Me-Not 15613
Love and Duty, a Rural Sketch Wilson, Margaret (née Harries) (Mrs. Cornwell Baron Wilson) 1827 Forget-Me-Not 15662
Princess Elizabeth at Woodstock Barton, Bernard 1827 Forget-Me-Not 15670
Sir Roger de Coverley in Love 1827 Forget-Me-Not 15658
The Logicians Hood, Thomas 1828 Forget-Me-Not 14116
The Seventh Plague of Egypt. The Tempest Έσπερος (pseudonym) 1828 Forget-Me-Not 14084
The Sister’s Dream Hemans, Felicia 1828 Forget-Me-Not 13970
The Wedding Ring Mitford, Mary Russell 1828 Forget-Me-Not 13988
Alice Harrison, William Henry 1829 Forget-Me-Not 15602
Ellen Strathallan. A Fairy Legend Pickersgill, Maria 1829 Forget-Me-Not 15526
Frolic in a Palace Harrison, William Henry 1829 Forget-Me-Not 15562
Marcus Curtius 1829 Forget-Me-Not 15519
The Proposal Wilson, Margaret (née Harries) (Mrs. Cornwell Baron Wilson) 1829 Forget-Me-Not 15572
Undine. Versification of Part of de la Motte Fouqué’s Romance, in Illustration of a Painting by M. Retzsch, in the Collection of His Serene Highness Prince Esterhazy Balmanno, Mary 1830 Forget-Me-Not 14478
Chacun a Son Gout Hook, Theodore Edward 1831 The Keepsake 3394
Esther Eωҁ (pseudonym) 1831 Forget-Me-Not 15683
The False One Bayly, Thomas Haynes 1831 Forget-Me-Not 15686
The Stage-Struck Hero Hood, Thomas 1832 Forget-Me-Not 15285
The Thunderstorm Landon, Letitia Elizabeth (pseudonym L. E. L.) 1832 Forget-Me-Not 15277
The Triumph of Mordecai Eωҁ (pseudonym) 1832 Forget-Me-Not 15260
Scene from the Odyssey. From the MS. Translation Homer 1833 Forget-Me-Not 15241
Cupid Caught Tripping Hervey, Thomas Kibble 1834 Forget-Me-Not 15737
The Love-Suit McNaghten, Robert Adair 1835 Forget-Me-Not 15213
The Trysting Hour Wilson, Margaret (née Harries) (Mrs. Cornwell Baron Wilson) 1835 Forget-Me-Not 15223
Cromwell and His Daughter. A Dramatic Sketch Serle, Thomas James 1836 Forget-Me-Not 15329
Dance of the Peasants, in the Winter’s Tale Blanchard, Samuel Laman 1836 Forget-Me-Not 15334
The Confession Landon, Letitia Elizabeth (pseudonym L. E. L.) 1836 Forget-Me-Not 15326
The Favourite Flower Norton, Caroline 1836 The Keepsake 4197
The Reprieve Norton, Caroline 1836 The Keepsake 4206
The Lovers Stuart-Wortley, Emmeline 1837 The Keepsake 4433
The Sleeping Beauty Landon, Letitia Elizabeth (pseudonym L. E. L.) 1837 Forget-Me-Not 15779
A Fragment Fairlie, Louisa 1840 The Keepsake 4776
Ascent of the Spirit Howitt, Mary 1840 Forget-Me-Not 15173
Foscari Stuart-Wortley, Emmeline 1840 The Keepsake 4789
The Captive Princess Browne, Mary Ann (Mrs. James Grey) 1840 Forget-Me-Not 15179
Mahammed’s Lament for His Mother, Who Died a Pagan Stapleton, Miles 1841 The Keepsake 4876
The Doom of Cheynholme Garrow, Theodosia 1842 The Keepsake 4888
Imogen Swain, Charles 1846 Forget-Me-Not 15489
Elfrida Shipton, Anna (née Savage) 1850 The Keepsake 5687
Evening Power, Marguerite Agnes 1850 The Keepsake 5683
Parting Words V. (poet; The Keepsake) 1850 The Keepsake 5680
The Three Maidens Meredith, George 1859-07-30 Once a Week 203
The Fortune-Teller. A Seaport Ditty Brotherton, Mary 1859-09-10 Once a Week 214
The King of Thule. From Goethe Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von 1859-09-24 Once a Week 218
Bradmere Pool Stewart, Louisa 1859-10-22 Once a Week 228
“Six of One and Half-a Dozen of the Other” Roy, J. 1859-11-06 Once a Week 233
Fairy May Goodhart, C. W. 1859-11-12 Once a Week 234
Footsteps of Day Hill, Alsager Hay 1859-11-19 Once a Week 236
The Shadow Kiss Stedman, John 1859-12-17 Once a Week 246
Fair Drinking Hopkins, Manley 1860-01-07 Once a Week 251
Unspoken Dialogue Milnes, Richard Monckton 1860-02 The Cornhill Magazine 11933
The Mistake. (An Old Gem Reset) Johnson, James W. 1860-02-11 Once a Week 257
Florinda Fonblanque, Albany Jr. 1860-03-03 Once a Week 262
The Secret That Can’t Be Kept Bell, Robert 1860-05-05 Once a Week 268
The Lone One Teulon, Harriet Mary 1860-08 Good Words 345
A Story of Olden Time Greenwell, Dora 1860-09 Good Words 348
Ariadne at Naxos Davidson, Thomas 1860-12 The Cornhill Magazine 11950
Love’s Photograph Fonblanque, Albany Jr. 1861-01-19 Once a Week 428
Swift and the Mohawks Thornbury, George Walter 1861-03-16 Once a Week 436
The Mill-Fiend Munby, Arthur J. 1861-08-03 Once a Week 839
Shades F. G. (poet; Good Words) 1861-09 Good Words 388
Coming Hame Craik, Dinah 1861-10 Good Words 389
The Three Statues of Ægina Thornbury, George Walter 1861-10-26 Once a Week 856
Evander Munby, Arthur J. 1861-12-21 Once a Week 866
Schwerting of Saxony. (Translated from the German of Ebert) Ebert, Karl Egon von 1862-01-04 Once a Week 871
The Battle of Gilboa Forsyth, William 1862-02 Good Words 398
The Old Chartist Meredith, George 1862-02-08 Once a Week 878
The King at the Gate Thornbury, George Walter 1862-03-15 Once a Week 886
The Fairies. (Translated from the German of Heinrich Heine) Heine, Heinrich 1862-03-29 Once a Week 890
“Until her Death” Craik, Dinah 1862-05 Good Words 405
The Chase of the Siren. A Doric Legend Thornbury, George Walter 1862-05-31 Once a Week 898
The Bishop and the Knight M. (poet; Cornhill) 1862-07 The Cornhill Magazine 12062
My Treasure Mulholland, Rosa 1862-08 Good Words 412
Sea-Weeds 1862-09 Good Words 414
The Veiled Bride Robertson, William 1862-10 Good Words 415
Out Among the Wild-Flowers W. S. F. (“A Police Constable”) (poet; Good Words) 1862-11 Good Words 418
The Parting of Ulysses 1862-12-06 Once a Week 935
A Pastoral Greenwell, Dora 1863-01 Good Words 1568
Ballad of the Page and the King’s Daughter. (Translated from Giebel) Geibel, Emmanuel 1863-06-06 Once a Week 492
The Night Before the Morrow Smith, William 1863-07 The Cornhill Magazine 12199
The Viking’s Serf Thornbury, George Walter 1863-07-04 Once a Week 498
A Missionary Cheer Massey, Gerald 1863-08 Good Words 12354
The Sheep and the Goat MacDonald, George 1863-09 Good Words 1591
After the Storm Colomb, George Hatton 1864 Good Words 1624
At the Sepulchre Murray, E. M. 1864 Good Words 1622
The Way in the Wood Craig (Knox), Isa 1864 Good Words 1616
Turberville, and the Heiress of Coity Williams, Charles H. 1864-03-26 Once a Week 571
Eriphanis Pember, Edward Henry 1864-12-03 Once a Week 710
Janet’s Question I. C. (poet; Good Words) 1865 Good Words 1753
“Le Toit S’Egaie et Rit.” (From Victor Hugo) Hugo, Victor 1865-02-11 Once a Week 736
Auray Black, William 1865-06-03 Once a Week 762
Moses Saved from the Waters. (From Victor Hugo) Hugo, Victor 1865-07-01 Once a Week 942
“In the Clouds” Thornbury, George Walter 1865-12-02 Once a Week 979
Metamorphosis. (From the German of Robert Reinick) Reinick, Robert 1865-12-16 Once a Week 983
From Theocritus. Idyll the First Theocritus 1866-02-24 Once a Week 13409
April Ellis, B. Trapp 1866-04-07 Once a Week 13423
Helen and Cassandra Richards, Alfred B. 1866-04-28 Once a Week 13429
Eldorado 1866-07-07 Once a Week 13493
Cleopatra Swinburne, Algernon Charles 1866-09 The Cornhill Magazine 12206
The Satrap Smith, W. Frank 1867-03 The Cornhill Magazine 12050
A Hindoo Legend Thornbury, George Walter 1867-03-09 Once a Week 12124
St. Patrick’s Day Lover, Samuel 1867-03-16 Once a Week 12127
The Three Maidens. (From the German of Uhland) Uhland, Johann Ludwig 1867-04-13 Once a Week 12144
A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bush Smedley, Menella Bute 1867-05-01 Good Words 1864
Cassandra Mew, James 1867-09-21 Once a Week 13549
Michaelmas Day Goddard, Julia 1867-09-28 Once a Week 13552
The Laplander’s Song. (From the Swedish of Franzen) Franzen, Frans Michael 1867-10-01 Good Words 1875
All Hallow Eve Goddard, Julia 1867-10-26 Once a Week 13564
The Strollers Reece, Robert (Jr.) 1867-11-23 Once a Week 13575
A Christmas Carol. “Gloria In Exelsis” Goddard, Julia 1867-12-28 Once a Week 13586
“Good Words” to the Pitcairn Islanders 1868-01-01 Good Words 1891
Yesterday and To-Day Moresby, Jane 1868-11-01 Good Words 1920
III. Promising. (A Man Speaks) Ingelow, Jean 1869-03-01 Good Words 11899
The Widow and the Priest Leighton, Robert 1869-08-01 Good Words 1994
Sun and Rain 1870-01-08 Once a Week 13807
The Bell 1870-01-22 Once a Week 13809
The Meeting 1870-05-14 Once a Week 13599
Edith. Chapter III.—The Stranger Ashe, Thomas 1870-10-22 Once a Week 13717
The Mariner’s Cave Ingelow, Jean 1870-12-01 Good Words 2104
Edith. Part II.—Chapter III.—Little Ethel Ashe, Thomas 1870-12-24 Once a Week 13725
An Ocean Grave Warren, John Byrne Leicester 1871 Good Words 2123
The Mother and the Angel Anderson, Alexander 1871 Good Words 2128
The Prayer of a Dying Sufferer 1871 Good Words 2113
Orpheus and Eurydice Graves, Alfred Perceval 1871-09 The Dark Blue 598
Super Flumina Alexander, William 1872 Good Words 2226
Going Away Craik, Dinah 1873 Good Words 2420
Matthias to Albertus Betham-Edwards, Matilda 1873 Good Words 2431
Memories Japp, Alexander Hay 1873 Good Words 2446
The Golden Thread. An incident so narrated in a very early French Fabliau.—(See Sir Walter Scott’s “Essay on Romantic Literature.”) Greenwell, Dora 1873 Good Words 2423
Unica Simcox, William Henry 1873 Good Words 2427
Nora’s Farewell 1873-12 Good Words 2468
A Street Idyll Green, Saretta 1874 Good Words 2480
Faith’s Healing Reid, P. T., Reid, P. Y. 1874 Good Words 2501
Two Lots Patrick, Mary 1874 Good Words 2495
Respect the Burthen. An Incident Craik, Dinah 1875 Good Words 2566
Mrs. Jones’s Lodger. A Legend of Southend Coller, Edwin 1875-01-30 Once a Week 13646
I. First Impressions Henley, William Ernest 1875-07 The Cornhill Magazine 12313
Mervaunee. In Two Parts. Part II Allingham, William 1876-08 The Cornhill Magazine 12335
A Japanese Fan Veley, Margaret 1876-09 The Cornhill Magazine 12336
A Sailor’s Sweetheart Langbridge, Frederick 1878 Good Words 2761
“Would to God!” Meynell, Wilfred 1878 Good Words 2739
Harvest Japp, Alexander Hay 1879 Good Words 2797
III.—A Summer Morning A. H. J. (poet; Good Words) 1880 Good Words 13119
The Sunset’s Gate J. C. A. (poet; Good Words) 1881 Good Words 3896
A Friend Sergeant, Adeline 1882 Good Words 3938
When the Boats Come Home Doudney, Sarah 1885 Good Words 4347
Gold and Silver Langbridge, Frederick 1887 Good Words 5428
Horatian Echo. (To an Ambitious Friend) Arnold, Matthew 1887-07 The Century Guild Hobby Horse 8809
All Contrary Strachey, Jane Maria 1887-10 Atalanta 1646
The Wise Men of Gotham Power, Harriet 1887-11 Atalanta 1685
The Mother’s Choice Weatherly, Frederic Edward 1887-12 Atalanta 1687
In a London Square Richardson, Robert 1888 Good Words 5489
Notre Dame MacDonald, Mosse 1888 Good Words 5491
A Morning Song for Christmas Day. For Music Horne, Herbert P. 1888-01 The Century Guild Hobby Horse 8816
Ballads of All Countries. England. Robin Hood and the Widow’s Sons 1888-01 Atalanta 1711
Of Certain White Doves Maitland, Ella Fuller 1888-01 Atalanta 1708
St. George of England: A National Legend Child-Villiers, Margaret Elizabeth 1888-02 Atalanta 1714
Kilcolman Castle Spofford, Harriet Prescott 1888-03 Atalanta 1768
The Story of An Ambuscade. A Frontier Ballad Hayne, Paul Hamilton 1888-03 Atalanta 1766
Ballads of All Countries. Ireland. Kincora MacLiag, Muircheartach mac Con Ceartaich 1888-06 Atalanta 1776
Little Alix. A Story of the Children’s Crusade Woolsey, Sarah Chauncey (pseudonym Susan Coolidge) 1888-11 Atalanta 1834
A Castle In Spain Freeman, Mary E. Wilkins 1888-12 Atalanta 1839
Old Song 1888-12 Atalanta 1837
The Christmas Fleet Strachey, Jane Maria 1888-12 Atalanta 1840
The First Night of the Year Gillington, May Clarissa 1889-01 Woman’s World 660
Two Babes. A Midwinter Bucolic Image, Selwyn 1889-01 The Century Guild Hobby Horse 8847
The Ballad of Bitter Fruit. (After Théodore de Banville) de Banville, Théodore 1889-04 The Century Guild Hobby Horse 8852
The Ballad of Pandava Robinson, Agnes Mary Francis 1889-05 Atalanta 1930
The Shearing at the Stepping-Stones Gillington, May Clarissa 1889-05 Woman’s World 668
“Et Sunt Commercia Coeli” Horne, Herbert P. 1889-07 The Century Guild Hobby Horse 8854
A Sonnet Blunt, Wilfrid Scawen 1889-10 The Century Guild Hobby Horse 8865
To a Child of Quality 5 Years Old Prior, Matthew 1889-10 Woman’s World 681
Woods of Warwick Spofford, Harriet Prescott 1889-10 Atalanta 1946
Olaf The Sea-King A Scandanavian Ballad Osgood, Kate Putnam 1889-12 Atalanta 1956
The Friar of Orders Gray Percy, Thomas 1890-06 Atalanta 2036
“Yea, I Have A Goodly Heritage” Rossetti, Christina G. 1890-10 Atalanta 2047
Will O’ The Wisp Macleod, Mary 1890-11 Atalanta 2053
Sir Walter’s Honor Preston, Margaret J. 1890-12 Atalanta 2059
Town Cats In The Country Macleod, Mary 1890-12 Atalanta 2060
Singing to a Star. (His Mother’s Song) Piatt, Sarah M. B. 1891-03 Atalanta 2072
West End Fair September 1806 Barbauld, Anna Letitia 1891-06 Atalanta 2085
The Flying Dutchman Wagner, Richard 1891-07 Atalanta 2088
Lohengrin Wagner, Richard 1891-12 Atalanta 2168
The Enemies. A Picture and a Parable for Children Salmon, Arthur Leslie 1892 Good Words 4213
The Joke Nesbit, Edith, E. N. (poet; Atalanta) 1892-01 Atalanta 2171
The Angels Hallward, Reginald 1892-03 Atalanta 2179
The Sad Ryme of Queen Valentine Andrews, E. A. 1892-03 Atalanta 2177
April and I Langbridge, Frederick 1892-04 Atalanta 2181
May Heber, Reginald 1892-05 Atalanta 2193
The Corn-Keeper Housman, Laurence 1892-10 Atalanta 2232
Youth Will Neads Have Dalliance, attributed to King Henry VIII King Henry VIII 1892-10 Atalanta 2227
The Owl-d Homestead Macleod, Mary 1892-12 Atalanta 2247
“Come, here’s to the Knights of the true royal oak” 1892-12 Atalanta 2243
Nell Latore: A Tale of the Canadian Rebellion of 1885 Parker, Gilbert 1893 Good Words 5031
Summer Day Break Salmon, Arthur Leslie 1893 Good Words 5046
Queen Elizabeth’s Verses, While prisoner at Woodstock, Writ with charcoal on a chutter Queen Elizabeth I 1893-10 Atalanta 2279
Sir Lancelot at the Forest Chapel Tuttiett, Mary Gleed (pseudonym Maxwell Gray) 1893-10 Atalanta 2281
Lullaby Japp, Alexander Hay 1894-08 Atalanta 2311
Mount Arafa. In Two Parts Blackmore, Richard D. (1825-1900) 1894-10 Atalanta 2314
Mount Arafa. In Two Parts Blackmore, Richard D. (1825-1900) 1894-11 Atalanta 2319
Egeria’s Daughter Mackay, Jessie 1894-12 Atalanta 2324
The Lost Embassy Nesbit, Edith 1895-02 Atalanta 2328
“The God of love & benedicite” Clanvowe, John 1895-03 Atalanta 2331
Triolets Rowland, May 1897-03 Atalanta 2400