A voice replied, far up the height,
Excelsior!
Jane E. Benham, from "Poems" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Boston: 1852 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/excelsior/
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A voice replied, far up the height,Excelsior -
For the nautilus is my boatIn which I over the waters floatFor the nautilus is my boat
In which I over the waters float.
Warwick Goble, from "The Book of Fairy Poetry," Bombay, Calcutta, London: 1920 #art #illustration #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/nautilus-boat/