Faded Laurels Charles Stuart Calverley Calverley, Charles Stuart C. S. C. (poet; Once a Week) C. S. C. Illustrator Georgina Bowers (Bowers-Edwards) Bowers, Georgina Metadata research and editing DVPP Project Team University of Victoria Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry Project Victoria, BC, Canada

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 Poet attribution: possibly Charles Stuart Calverley, who used the pseudonym C. S. C. for poetry volumes Verses and Translations (1862) and Fly Leaves (1872). (AC) #poetAttribution Once a Week 2 1 7 195–196 Twas a poor old horse by the road-side Corrected and proofed figures and figDescs. Added figure, figDesc, and keywords. Re-organized change elements in descending date order. Regenerated file, added revisionDesc and set status to 'generated'.
A man rides a saddled horse through the countryside. He emerges from tall grasses and crosses a path. The man is accompanied by a pack of hounds. There is a second man on horse back in the background. The illustrated initial letter “T” from the poem’s first word, “TWAS”, is placed in the top-right corner of the illustration. 1/16-page illustration contained within a single-ruled border.
A horse stands next to a closed gate. The horse is extremely thin and its ribs can be seen through its skin. It has a short tail. The background features men riding saddled horses as well as trees, birds, plants, a sign post, and a settlement. 1/2 page.