Figure descriptions
A woman, identified in the poem text as Queen Elizabeth I, walks down outdoor steps.
She holds a torn letter in one hand and
holds her other hand to her chest. She looks down toward the ground. Queen Elizabeth
is followed by multiple men and woman, many of
whom look in her direction. The edge of a fountain is visible in the bottom-left corner,
in front of the Queen. Multiple birds
gather on the ground in front of the fountain, and one flies above it. Plants grow
along the top edge of the building and vines
climb an adjacent wall. Full page.
Branches with leaves and acorns form a border around the poem letterpress. Some parts
of the border extend into the poem
space; in these sections, the letterpress is placed around the illustration. A bird
flies between two sections of the poem
text.
Queen Elizabeth I sits atop a saddled horse in front of a tower. She is surrounded
by soldiers, one of whom holds a large
banner over her head. A wooden fence runs along the left side of the illustration.
Some of the men hold spears out over the fence.
Other men walk along the other side of the fence. Full page.
