But, ah, where is that river
Whose hyacinth banks descend
Down to the sweeter lilies
Till soft their shadows blend
Into a watery twilight?—

Christina Rossetti, excerpt of By The Water (

Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland By Jim Richardson

The knyght mad ay god chere,
And sayde: “Quat schuld I wonde?
Of destinés derf and dere
What may mon do bot fonde?”

sir gawain and the green knight, fitt ii, 560

Yet keeping calm the knight
just quipped, “Why should I shy
away. If fate is kind
Or cruel, man still must try.” 

translated by simon armitage

A dragon on top of a globe within an oval cartouche

A dragon on top of a globe within an oval cartouche; wreath and banderole with motto 'Dominabitur astris' above dragon, and inscriptions identifying stars and constellations on the globe; two heads, palm branches and bunches of fruit adorning the cartouche; illustration to page 708 of Antonio de Sousa de Macedo, 'Lusitania Liberata ab injusto Castellanorum dominio' (London, Richard Heron, 1645).

A broadside on the qualities of dwarfs; with a woodcut depicting the dwarf Wendel Berthold, and letterpress text in two columns. 
ca.1560