An illustrated non-denominational religious magazine (1860-1911), published by Alexander Strahan and initially edited by Rev. Norman Macleod. Good Words was published weekly until January 1861, when it became a monthly. DVPP’s indexing of Good Words poems is based on the collated annual volumes that sometimes do not distinguish between monthly parts, although we make inferences where possible that are based on poetry’s proximity to seasonal contributions.DVPP indexes poems until the end of 1901.
| Poem title | Poet(s) | Date | Vol etc. | Transcribed? | id # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Ballad | Smedley, Menella Bute | 1869-01-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 32–34 | no | 1980 |
| The Captain’s Wife | Fields, Florence | 1869-01-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 64–65 | no | 1981 |
| Music | Simcox, George Augustus | 1869-02-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 112–113 | no | 1982 |
| Spring Flowers | Purves, David Laing | 1869-02-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 120–122 | no | 1983 |
| Good and Bad | Hale, Philip | 1869-02-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 128 | no | 1984 |
| “Little May” | Moresby, Jane | 1869-03-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 15 | no | 2003 |
| II. Sleep (A Woman Speaks) | Ingelow, Jean | 1869-03-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 176 | no | 11898 |
| I. A Snow Mountain | Ingelow, Jean | 1869-03-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 176 | no | 1985 |
| III. Promising. (A Man Speaks) | Ingelow, Jean | 1869-03-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 177 | no | 11899 |
| IV. (“Who veileth love should first have vanquished fate”) | Ingelow, Jean | 1869-03-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 177 | no | 11900 |
| Under the Palms | Smith, Lucy Caroline (née Cumming) | 1869-03-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 200–201 | no | 1986 |
| Hapless Love | Morris, William | 1869-04-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 264–265 | no | 1987 |
| The Spirit of the Spring | Capern, Edward | 1869-04-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 273 | no | 1988 |
| Poor People. (From Victor Hugo) | Hugo, Victor | 1869-04-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 278–280 | no | 1989 |
| A Burial at Machærus | Plumptre, Edward Hayes | 1869-05-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 351–353 | no | 1990 |
| Passing Pleasures | Waring, Anna Letitia | 1869-06-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 401 | no | 1991 |
| Choice. A Dramatic Sketch | Wood, Ellen | 1869-06-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 424–429 | no | 12523 |
| The Sailor Boy | One of the Authors of Child World, Hart, Elizabeth Anna, Smedley, Menella Bute |
1869-07-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 480–481 | no | 1992 |
| The Way | B. B. B. (poet; Good Words) | 1869-07-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 496–497 | no | 2093 |
| The Widow and the Priest | Leighton, Robert | 1869-08-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 543–545 | no | 1994 |
| Love Maketh Fair | Monsell, John Samuel Bewley | 1869-08-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 563 | no | 1995 |
| Serenade | Massey, Gerald | 1869-09-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 624–625 | no | 12356 |
| Wedded Love | Massey, Gerald | 1869-09-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 624–625 | no | 1996 |
| The Wedding | Massey, Gerald | 1869-09-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 624–625 | no | 12355 |
| Arguing in a Circle | Massey, Gerald | 1869-10-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 686 | no | 1997 |
| Evoë | Massey, Gerald | 1869-10-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 686 | no | 12360 |
| Leave-Taking | Massey, Gerald | 1869-10-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 686 | no | 12357 |
| As They Passed | Massey, Gerald | 1869-10-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 686 | no | 12358 |
| A Fact that Flowers Double | Massey, Gerald | 1869-10-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 686 | no | 12361 |
| A Wayside Whisper | Massey, Gerald | 1869-10-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 686–688 | no | 12362 |
| The Bonny Brideland Flower | Massey, Gerald | 1869-10-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 687–688 | no | 12364 |
| The Welcome Home | Massey, Gerald | 1869-10-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 687–688 | no | 12363 |
| Epitaph on Agnes Jones. Buried in Fahan Churchyard near Lough Swilly | Alexander, William | 1869-11-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 769 | no | 1998 |
| Holyhead Breakwater | Smedley, Menella Bute | 1869-11-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 783–784 | no | 1999 |
| The Old Manor-House | Cambridge, Ada | 1869-12-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 847–851 | no | 2000 |
| A Wife’s Wonder | Smith, Lucy Caroline (née Cumming) | 1869-12-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 870 | no | 2002 |
| A Girl’s Faith | Smith, Lucy Caroline (née Cumming) | 1869-12-01 | Good Words Volume 10, Page 870 | no | 2001 |