Among the corn.
From Little Blue-eyes" London: 1875

The fern.
From Little Blue-eyes" London: 1875

The daisies.
From Little Blue-eyes" London: 1875

"Stop, stop, John Gilpin! Here's the house!"
Robert Seaver, from "The Diverting History of John Gilpin" by William Cowper, Boston, New York: 1906

Ah! luckless speech and bootless boast,
For which he paid full dear;
For while he spake, a braying ass
Did sing most loud and clear;
Robert Seaver, from "The Diverting History of John Gilpin" by William Cowper, Boston, New York: 1906

Each bottle had a curling ear
Through which the belt he drew.
Robert Seaver, from "The Diverting History of John Gilpin" by William Cowper, Boston, New York: 1906

The blacksmith and the raven.
From "Karl Fröhlich's Frolicks with Scissors and Pen" New York: 1879

Example is catching ('Twas fine because 'twas loud).
From "Karl Fröhlich's Frolicks with Scissors and Pen" New York: 1879

Morning.
From "Karl Fröhlich's Frolicks with Scissors and Pen," New York: 1879

The Knave of Hearts,
He stole those tarts.
Randolph Caldecott, from "The Queen of Hearts," London, New York: n.d.

The knaves of clubs, diamonds, and spades blowing horns.
Randolph Caldecott, from "The Queen of Hearts," London, New York: n.d.

The Queen of Hearts and the King of Clubs dancing together.
Randolph Caldecott, from "The Queen of Hearts," London, New York: n.d.

She whipped up the snakes and ascended high over the city.
Virginia Frances Sterrett, from "Tanglewood Tales" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Philadelphia: 1921

"Thou hast slain the monster," cried Ariadne, clasping her hands.
Virginia Frances Sterrett, from "Tanglewood Tales" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Philadelphia: 1921

They brought along with them a great many beautiful shells.
Virginia Frances Sterrett, from "Tanglewood Tales" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Philadelphia: 1921

How their children were stolen away.
Kate Greenaway, from "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" by Robert Browning, Glasgow, London, Manchester: n.d.

Like fowls in a farmyard when barley is scattering.
Kate Greenaway, from "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" by Robert Browning, Glasgow, London, Manchester: n.d.

...As if impatient to be playing.
Kate Greenaway, from "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" by Robert Browning, Glasgow, London, Manchester: n.d.

The sea-green bird sank so low that the foam of the waves dashed against its breast.
From "Dream Boats and Other Stories," written & illustrated by Dugald Stewart Walker, Garden City, New York: 1920

And pipe the little songs that are inside of bubbles.
From "Dream Boats and Other Stories," written & illustrated by Dugald Stewart Walker, Garden City, New York: 1920

What was his amazement to find that the fountain was flowing over a maiden.
From "Dream Boats and Other Stories," written & illustrated by Dugald Stewart Walker, Garden City, New York: 1920

Their comfortable foolscaps have been taken back to Fairyland.
Charles Henry Bennett, from "The Chicken Market and Other Fairy Tales" by Henry Morley, London, New York, Paris: n.d.

Melilot.
Charles Henry Bennett, from "The Chicken Market and Other Fairy Tales" by Henry Morley, London, New York, Paris: n.d.

Opening illustration for the story "Adventures in Skitzland."
Charles Henry Bennett, from "The Chicken Market and Other Fairy Tales" by Henry Morley, London, New York, Paris: n.d.

The true princess and Curdken.
Robert Anning Bell, from "Grimm's Household Tales," London, New York: 1912