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“landscape” across the centuries

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Poems in 1850s · 29 with this theme Show all eras

A Vagabond Song
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A Vagabond Song

by Bliss Carman · English

Bliss Carman portrait

15 April 1861 - 8 June 1929 (~68)

A Wasted Land
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A Wasted Land

by Arthur O'Shaughnessy · English

Arthur O'Shaughnessy portrait

14 March 1844 - 30 January 1881 (~37)

A Winter Phantasy
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A Winter Phantasy

by Violet Jacob · English

Violet Jacob portrait

1 September 1863 - 9 September 1946 (~83)

An Autumn Picture
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An Autumn Picture

by Alfred Austin · English

Alfred Austin portrait

30 May 1835 - 2 June 1913 (~78)

At Castle Boterel
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At Castle Boterel

by Thomas Hardy · English

Thomas Hardy portrait

2 June 1840 - 11 January 1928 (~88)

Beeny Cliff
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Beeny Cliff

by Thomas Hardy · English

Thomas Hardy portrait

2 June 1840 - 11 January 1928 (~88)

Bonnie Joann
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Bonnie Joann

by Violet Jacob · English

Violet Jacob portrait

1 September 1863 - 9 September 1946 (~83)

Coruisk
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Coruisk

by Robert Williams Buchanan · English

Robert Williams Buchanan portrait

18 August 1841 - 10 June 1901 (~60)

Domicilium
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Domicilium

by Thomas Hardy · English

Thomas Hardy portrait

2 June 1840 - 11 January 1928 (~88)

Il vento scrive
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Il vento scrive

by Gabriele D'Annunzio · Italian

Gabriele D'Annunzio portrait

12 March 1863 - 1 March 1938 (~75)

In Shadow
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In Shadow

by Madison Julius Cawein · English

Madison Julius Cawein portrait

23 March 1865 - 8 December 1914 (~49)

Indian Summer
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Indian Summer

by Wilfred Campbell · English

Wilfred Campbell portrait

1 June 1860 - 1 January 1918 (~58)

It sifts from Leaden Sieves
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It sifts from Leaden Sieves

by Emily Dickinson · English

Emily Dickinson portrait

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

Nature's Changes
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Nature's Changes

by Emily Dickinson · English

Emily Dickinson portrait

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

On a Hillside
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On a Hillside

by George William Russell · English

George William Russell portrait

10 April 1867 - 17 July 1935 (~68)

On and On
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On and On

by Mathilde Blind · English

Mathilde Blind portrait

21 March 1841 - 26 November 1896 (~55)

The Darkling Thrush
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The Darkling Thrush

by Thomas Hardy · English

Thomas Hardy portrait

2 June 1840 - 11 January 1928 (~88)

The Fairies
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The Fairies

by William Allingham · English

William Allingham portrait

19 March 1824 - 18 November 1889 (~65)

The House That Was
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The House That Was

by Laurence Binyon · English

Laurence Binyon portrait

10 August 1869 - 10 March 1943 (~74)

The Last Fay
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The Last Fay

by Fiona Macleod · English

Fiona Macleod portrait

12 September 1855 - 12 December 1905 (~50)

The Rune of the Four Winds
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The Rune of the Four Winds

by Fiona Macleod · English

Fiona Macleod portrait

12 September 1855 - 12 December 1905 (~50)

The Storm
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The Storm

by Emily Dickinson · English

Emily Dickinson portrait

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

The Valley of Silence
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The Valley of Silence

by Fiona Macleod · English

Fiona Macleod portrait

12 September 1855 - 12 December 1905 (~50)

The Waking Year
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The Waking Year

by Emily Dickinson · English

Emily Dickinson portrait

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

The White Peacock
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The White Peacock

by William Sharp · English

William Sharp portrait

12 September 1855 - 12 December 1905 (~50)

The Wind That Shakes the Barley
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The Wind That Shakes the Barley

by Katharine Tynan Hinkson · English

Katharine Tynan Hinkson portrait

23 January 1861 - 2 April 1931 (~70)

The Witches' Wood
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The Witches' Wood

by Mary Coleridge · English

Mary Coleridge portrait

23 September 1861 - 25 August 1907 (~46)

Wessex Heights
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Wessex Heights

by Thomas Hardy · English

Thomas Hardy portrait

2 June 1840 - 11 January 1928 (~88)

Y Glöwyr
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Y Glöwyr

by Watcyn Wyn · Welsh

Watcyn Wyn portrait

7 March 1844 - 19 November 1905 (~61)

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