A prominent highbrow liberal monthly, and unillustrated, The Nineteenth Century (1877-1901) was founded and initially edited by James Knowles. In 1901 the title changed to The Nineteenth Century and After, and in 1951 to The Twentieth Century. DVPP indexes poems until the end of 1901.
| Poem title | Poet(s) | Date | Vol etc. | Transcribed? | id # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Greetings | Tennyson, Alfred | 1880-05 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 7, Issue 39, Page 737–740 | yes | 7892 |
| The Human Cry | Tennyson, Alfred | 1880-05 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 7, Issue 39, Page 741 | yes | 7893 |
| “In due observance of an ancient rite” | Wordsworth, William (1770-1850) | 1880-05 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 7, Issue 39, Page 823 | yes | 8046 |
| Woman’s Constancy | Donne, John | 1880-05 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 7, Issue 39, Page 855 | yes | 8041 |
| The Funeral | Donne, John | 1880-05 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 7, Issue 39, Page 856 | yes | 8042 |
| A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning | Donne, John | 1880-05 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 7, Issue 39, Page 858 | yes | 8043 |
| “The loveliest blossom of the spring” | Goodale, Dora Reade, Goodale Eastman, Elaine | 1880-08 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 8, Issue 42, Page 337 | yes | 8061 |
| “Oh, Eire, land of tears” | Knox | 1880-12 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 8, Issue 46, Page 881–882 | yes | 8062 |