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 # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonnet 49 | Shakespeare, William | 1884-04 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 16, Issue 90, Page 256 | no | 8189 |
| “I must observe moreover that it was” | Swinburne, Algernon Charles | 1884-04 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 15, Issue 86, Page 594–595 | no | 8108 |
| “The only way to criticize it is” | Swinburne, Algernon Charles | 1884-04 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 15, Issue 86, Page 597 | no | 8111 |
| On a Country Road | Swinburne, Algernon Charles | 1884-07 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 16, Issue 89, Page 1–2 | no | 8163 |
| “So now I have confess’d that he is thine” | Shakespeare, William | 1884-08 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 16, Issue 90, Page 238 | no | 8164 |
| “Whatever hath her wish, thou hast thy WILL” | Shakespeare, William | 1884-08 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 16, Issue 90, Page 245–246 | no | 8171 |
| “If thy soul check thee that I come so near” | Shakespeare, William | 1884-08 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 16, Issue 90, Page 246 | no | 8182 |
| Sonnet 80 | Shakespeare, William | 1884-08 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 16, Issue 90, Page 248–249 | no | 8183 |
| Sonnet 86 | Shakespeare, William | 1884-08 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 16, Issue 90, Page 249 | no | 8184 |
| Sonnet 37 | Shakespeare, William | 1884-08 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 16, Issue 90, Page 250 | no | 8185 |
| A Poet Ape | Jonson, Ben | 1884-08 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 16, Issue 90, Page 252 | no | 8186 |
| Sonnet 74 | Shakespeare, William | 1884-08 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 16, Issue 90, Page 254 | no | 8188 |
| Sonnet 73 | Shakespeare, William | 1884-08 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 16, Issue 90, Page 254 | no | 8187 |
| Sonnet 57 | Shakespeare, William | 1884-08 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 16, Issue 90, Page 256–257 | no | 8190 |
| Sonnet 58 | Shakespeare, William | 1884-08 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 16, Issue 90, Page 257 | no | 8191 |
| Sonnet 62 | Shakespeare, William | 1884-08 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 16, Issue 90, Page 257 | no | 8192 |
| Sonnet 63 | Shakespeare, William | 1884-08 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 16, Issue 90, Page 258 | no | 8193 |
| Sonnet 71 | Shakespeare, William | 1884-08 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 16, Issue 90, Page 258 | no | 8195 |
| “Oh, lest the world should task you to recite” | Shakespeare, William | 1884-08 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 16, Issue 90, Page 258–259 | no | 8194 |
| Sonnet 140 | Shakespeare, William | 1884-08 | The Nineteenth Century Volume 16, Issue 90, Page 259 | no | 8196 |