The Hermit by Oliver Goldsmith and illustrated by Walter Shirlaw, 1886.

From Blasts from The Ram's Horn, 1902.

This one hits close to home: "You're out of date.  You should have lived in ancient history's pages."  From Love Lyrics and Valentine Verses by E. M. Davies, 1875.

"The demon ship," from Humorous Poems by Thomas Hood and illustrated by C. E. Brock, 1893.

From the Manly Palmer Hall Collection of Alchemical Manuscripts.

"Blue Monday," the so-called most depressing day of the year, dates back to 2005, if we are to believe Wikipedia.  But we can do a century better, with this Blue Monday from St. Nicholas magazine, 1904.

From Blasts from The Ram's Horn, 1902.

"Little by little the golden aureole crept on," from The Conquest of the Moon by André Laurie, 1889.

From Master Humphrey's Clock by Charles Dickens, 1843.

From Cossack Fairy Tales and Folktales by Robert Nisbet Bain and illustrated by H. W. Mitchell, 1902.

You knew there had to be an original cat-o'-nine-tails, right?  From Sing-Song by Christina Georgina Rossetti and illustrated by A. Hughes, 1893.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, 1902.

From Clara In Blunderland by Lewis Caroline, 1902.