19th Century Public Domain Poem: Good-Night by W.T. Peters (Poetry for Kids)

GOOD-NIGHT
by W.T. Peters
(Originally published 1881)

GOOD-NIGHT, happy stars,
With your yellow eyes,
Good-night, lady moon,
In the evening skies;
Good-night, dusky world
And the boundless deep;
I am tired out;
It is time to sleep ―
Time, time to sleep.
Good-night! Good-night!

Good-night, weary boy;
It has been decreed
That some mysteries
Only a child can read;
But the sweet child-heart
May you always keep,
And the stars will be yours
And the boundless deep ―
The boundless, boundless deep.
Good-night! Good-night!

Vintage 1912 photo of the mother and sleeping child above
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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Collage Art, Graphic Design, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Sunday Walk, 1875

Time flows in strange ways on Sundays,
and sights become mysteriously distorted.
― Haruki Murakami

Mother and daughter on a Sunday walk, 1875
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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Collage Art, Graphic Design, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Twin Brides on the Terrace, 1892

After all, what is happiness? Love, they tell me.
But love doesn't bring and never has brought happiness.
On the contrary, it's a constant state of anxiety, a battlefield;
it's sleepless nights, asking ourselves all the time
if we're doing the right thing. Real love is composed of ecstasy and agony.
― Paulo Coelho, The Witch of Portobello

Twin brides on the terrace, 1892
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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Collage Art, Graphic Design, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: A Floral Offering 1

A Floral Offering, 1893
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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Collage Art, Graphic Design, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: The New Ring 1

The New Ring, 1893
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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Collage Art, Graphic Design, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Victorian Ladies in Black Promenade Costumes, 1886

Victorian ladies in black promenade costumes, 1886.
Ready to go trick or treating perhaps?
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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustrations for Collage Art, Graphic Design, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Victorian Ladies in Hats 2

Victorian Ladies in Hats (Set 2)
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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Altered Art, Junk Journal, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Twenties Trio 2

Three ladies in Flapper style dresses, 1924
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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Altered Art, Junk Journal, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Twenties Trio 1

Three ladies in Flapper style dresses, 1924
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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Altered Art, Junk Journal, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Between Dances, 1870s

In Between Dances, 1870s
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19th Century Public Domain Poem: Peas Porridge Hot (Poetry for Kids)

"Peas Porridge Hot"
Richly illustrated children's nursery rhyme/Victorian clapping game.
High-res 8.5" x 11" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here.

Here's a real-life video from Lynn Public School to show you how it's played:




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Printable Vintage Art: A Sunny Day by Elin Danielson-Gambogi

A Sunny Day, 1900
by Elin Danielson-Gambogi (1861–1919)

[1] Original image from Wikimedia Commons
[2] The Real Victorian's digitally enhanced version of this painting
downloadable as a 6" x 8" @ 300 ppi JPEG

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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Altered Art, Graphic Design, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Reservation for One, 1893

Reservation for One, 1893
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Printable Vintage Illustration for Graphic Design, Junk Journaling, Papercrafts or Wall Art: Buying Chrysanthemums, 1893

Victorian Ladies Buying Chrysanthemums, 1893
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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustrations for Altered Art, Graphic Design, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: At the Concert Hall, 1892

At the Concert Hall, 1892
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Printable Vintage Art: The Saucer of Milk by Helen Allingham

The Saucer of Milk, 19th century
by Helen Allingham (1848–1926)

[1] Original image from Wikimedia Commons
[2] The Real Victorian's digitally enhanced version of this painting
downloadable as a 12" x 15" @ 300 ppi JPEG

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Printable Victorian Science Illustrations for Altered Art, Graphic Design, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Various Mechanical Models 1

19th century illustrations of various mechanical models
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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Altered Art, Graphic Design, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: October Brise, 1866

October Brise, 1866
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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Altered Art, Graphic Design, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Something Odd, 1859

Something Odd, 1859
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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustrations for Altered Art, Graphic Design, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: New Collars, 1893

New Collar 1A
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New Collar 1B
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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Altered Art, Graphic Design, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: A Touch of Melancholy, 1893

I went to bed and woke in the middle of the night thinking I heard someone cry,
thinking I myself was weeping, and I felt my face and it was dry.

Then I looked at the window and thought: Why, yes, it's just the rain,
the rain, always the rain, and turned over, sadder still,
and fumbled about for my dripping sleep and tried to slip it back on.
― Ray Bradbury, Green Shadows, White Whale

And I rose
In rainy autumn
And walked abroad in a shower of all my days...
― Dylan Thomas, Collected Poems

Antique fashion history illustration from 1893 showing a Victorian lady in fancy hat and bow, looking as if she is touched by melancholy. Free high-res 6" x 7.5" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark for altered art, graphic design, junk journal, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects here.


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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Altered Art, Graphic Design, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Reception Robe, 1902

Diplomacy is the velvet glove that cloaks the fist of power.
― Robin Hobb

Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes
without messing up the shine on his shoes.
― Harry S. Truman

Vintage photo illustration of an Edwardian lady in a reception robe from 1902. Free high-res 6" x 8.25" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark for altered art, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects here.


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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Altered Art, Graphic Design, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Victorian Lady with Urn 1, 1893

I never travel without my diary.
One should always have something sensational to read in the train.
― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.
― Seán O'Casey

Antique fashion history illustration from 1893 showing a young Victorian lady with an urn. Free high-res 8" x 12.5" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark for altered art, graphic design, junk journal, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects here.


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Vintage Illustrated Template: Victorian Ladies at a Flower Festival 1

Celebrate who you are in your deepest heart.
Love yourself and the world will love you.
― Amy Leigh Mercree

The dining room has been transformed into a fairy garden this evening.
Flowers are strewn across the long table ― magnolias, anemones, and roses ―
paired with hydrangea-and-peony centerpieces.
Long taper candles flicker over the display, complemented by the remaining sunlight.
A feast sprawls out from one end of the table to the other,
a medley of some of my favorites ― crab cioppino with bright tomatoes and red wine,
garlic bread flecked with parsley, linguine and clams swimming in broth,
seared abalone presented in its opalescent shell, fresh oysters on a bed of ice.
― Kiana Krystle, Dance of the Starlit Sea

Vintage illustrated template featuring Victorian ladies at a flower festival. You can download the high-resolution 8.5" x 11" @ 300 ppi JPEGs here. Okay for altered art, graphic design, junk journal or scrapbooking projects.


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Printable Vintage Fashion Illustration for Altered Art, Graphic Design, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Walking Suit for Autumn, 1893

I cannot endure to waste anything so precious
as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house.
― Nathaniel Hawthorne, The American Notebooks: The Centenary Edition

Antique fashion history illustration from 1893 showing a Victorian lady out for a walk outdoors in a suit for fall (autumn). Free high-res 6.5" x 10" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark for altered art, graphic design, junk journal, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects here.


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