But whither would my fancy go?

William Mulready, RA

Engraved by the Dalziels

1857

Wood engraving

8 x 9.5 cm

Illustration to "Will Waterproof's Lyrical Monologue"

Originally inThe Moxon Tennyson

Source: 1898 Complete Poetical Works

Text beneath plate

But whither would my fancy go?
How out of place she makes
The violet of a legend blow
Among the chops and steaks.

Scanned image and text by George P. Landow. [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the person who scanned the image and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one. ]

Bibliography

The Complete Poetical Works of Tennyson. Ed. W. J. Rolfe. Cambridge, Mass.: Riverside, 1898.

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