Puzzle Picture Number 12

[Ann]

I've got the 1893/94 Girl's Own Paper in pieces at the moment. It's going to be a challenge repairing and putting it back together again!



But guess what? It's got Puzzle Pictures in it and they're much easier to scan when the books in pieces. So here's the first.



............. Spring ..................

I

Ye ................ doves .............. their cover
Ye sun glints on the hollow
And scents of flowers ................ to follow
Ye steps of ...................... will soon ...............

II

Be here to gladden those who wait
Surrounding the cottage hover
But most of all her long ....
................................. over the gate

III

Lo here she comes, so hush our cries,
See halos round her tresses.
...................... breath of heaven my loved bless
For foxgloves ..................................

IV

Oh .................flower...................
Nearest to angels in creation.
High on heaven with it's --tation
Salute and hymns my .......................

I'm working through this volume repairing each section and I've just come to the one with the solution. Now I know why we've been having trouble with it! Reading between the lines of the Examiner's Report, I think this is one competition with which even the Victorian "girls" struggled. They've actually published an explanation, which I've never seen before. I've scanned it in and here it is.

[Cathrin]

Do the flowers in the title have a type componant as they are foxgloves?
This is my starter for 10 Ann. LOL

Part 3 line 3
*** Breath of heaven my ****

Part 4 line 4
Salute & hymns my ***

[Ann]

I think this is going to be another stinker. Apart from anything else, the print is much smaller than usual. It's actually blown up in the pic and clearer than looking at it on the actual page.

I have no idea what the title is - the figure seems to be on a spring!

[boheme]

Evil, Ann -- you're just plain EVIL .....

[boheme]

ACK !!!


I.
1. ...... loves ..... their oversea (?)
2. (?)
3. And scents of flowers ..... to follow (?)
4. ..... ladder of ..... will ..... so(?)

II.
5. Be here to ..... (?)
6. ..... the cottaged hover (?)
7. But more ..... (?)
8. (?)

III.
9. Lo here she comes, oh hush our tears
10. See halos around her tresses
11. ..... breath of heaven my love ..... (?)
12. ..... (?)

IV.
13. Oh ..... ..... flower tree top ..... (?)
14. ..... near to creation
15. ..... high heaven with its .....
16. Salutes and hymns my ..... be (?)

[Ann]

boheme said:

Evil, Ann -- you're just plain EVIL .....

I know!

[Ann]

I've put our combined efforts together and we've made quite a dent in it already.

[boheme]

(grumble grumble grumble)

stupid puzzle!

(grumble grumble grumble)

makes no sense at all!

(grumble grumble grumble)

IS PART OF THE PICTURE MISSING OR SOMETHING ? ! ? ! ?

(grumble grumble grumble)

[boheme]

(grumble grumble grumble)

AND WHAT'S THE BLASTED RHYME SCHEME ? ! ? ! ?

(grumble grumble grumble)


II

Be here to ...................... wait
Surrounding the cottage hover
But most of all her long ....
................................. over the gate

[Ann]

It's an odd one isn't it. It would help if we could get the title as I haven't really a clue what I'm working towards yet. It was in the edition which came out on 28th Oct 1893 but I don't know if that's relevant.

Thanks to your "wait" and "gate" Kaye, I managed "hollow" and "follow" in verse one, so it's looking as though the rhyme scheme is 1/4 and 2/3.

[Cathrin]

Look I know this sounds strange and I have been thinking about it at work, but the lady in Armour reminds me of Bodacea
Now in verse 3 line 4 could the boat and the donkey/ass stand for boadacea?

Also Foxgloves are a poisonous plant and can represent the heart or death depenant on their use, or am I going too deep and looking too hard again LOL

[Ann]

I've no idea if you're right Cathrin, but I'm sitting here awestruck!!

I can't get past Brittania.

[Cathrin]

Thank you, but I was wrong ;D

The front of a boat is a prow and its a donkey, so that makes it:-

For foxgloves proud on ......

or thats what I think anyway

Not sure how the key and the rest work in though

[Ann]

Well done! As far as I can see, it's now

"For foxgloves proud on key he comes nigh"

But I'm not sure it makes sense!

[PAWS]

This is the worst!

Line 4 might be 'The steps .. .'

Line 5 is that a 'lad' -- giving 'glad' ?