Title: The palace of fantasy
or, the bard's imagery; with other poems
Author: John Stockdale Hardy
Release date: August 22, 2025 [eBook #76716]
Language: English
Original publication: London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1845
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By J. S. HARDY,
AUTHOR OF “HOURS OF THOUGHT; OR, POETIC MUSINGS.”
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The favourable notice of the Author’s former publication by the periodical press in general, (for which he offers his best acknowledgments) has emboldened him to venture a second time, under the hope of deserving the like approbation. If it be the means of leading any to “look through Nature up to Nature’s God,” his object is attained; while the cultivation of the “Muses” he deems to be its own “exceeding {v}great reward.”
The following Poem, being a sketch or shadowing out of objects and things that are beautiful or grand, may be divided into the descriptive, the allegorical, and the imaginative. “Fantasy” or Fancy is the personification of an imaginary character; and is represented as holding a Court, at which the crowd or multitude, considered as the world at large, are invited to attend, and are conducted by Sir Herald, a fantastic sort of personage, to the Palace of Fantasy; who on their entrance are immediately attired in suitable costume by an attendant page, a somewhat strange and half human figure, who courteously leads {vi}the way to the Saloon of Imagery, whose pictured tapestry is there described. Admitted to an audience, Dan Fantasy deputes his favourite companion, the Bard, as their attendant and guide through his wide domain, to point out its wonders with the intent to instruct, as also to amuse. For this purpose they are led to survey the hidden things of earth, marvels of nature, art, literature, and science, which are severally shown;—the whole intended as a moral to induce mankind to forego grovelling for loftier pursuits, as leading the mind and enticing it to extend its flight to a far nobler and more enduring destiny.
The Miscellaneous Poems, with some few exceptions, have appeared in several periodicals of the day; but are now collected for the first time, and added to the present volume, with the hope that they may not be less acceptable in their new dress.
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| THE PALACE OF PHANTASY; OR, THE BARD’S IMAGERY | 1 |
| MISCELLANEOUS POEMS:— | |
| ON VIEWING THE TESSELATED PAVEMENT LATELY DISCOVERED ON THE SITE OF THE LATE FRENCH PROTESTANT CHURCH, THREADNEEDLE STREET | 133 |
| ON THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ROYAL EXCHANGE BY FIRE | 135 |
| LINES ON HEARING OF AN INFANT, DURING WEANING, BEING FOUND IN ITS NURSERY SLEEPING ON ITS MOTHER’S PICTURE | 139 |
| THOUGHTS ON SOLITARINESS | 143 |
| THE WRECK | 149 |
| THE WAILING SPIRIT OF THE “ROUND-DOWN CLIFF” | 151 |
| ON READING WORDSWORTH’S BEAUTIFUL LINES ON {viii} GRACE DARLING | 155 |
| THE EMIGRANTS | 158 |
| LINES ON THE PURSUITS OF GENIUS AND LEARNING | 162 |
| CORN FIELDS | 165 |
| THE APPROACH | 168 |
| ON MY NEW-BORN SON | 170 |
| FIRESIDE MUSINGS | 172 |
| AN ADDRESS TO THE DAISY | 174 |
| I’VE BEEN A-MUSING | 175 |
Exordium—The Palace of Fantasy—Sir Herald described—His Address to the crowd assembled by proclamation—Prepares to lead them to the interior of the building—Its outward appearance—On their entry are first conducted by Sir Page to be suitably attired—A description of his person—Admitted to the Saloon—Its gorgeousness—Its walls of tapestry—The Druid—The Belted Knight and Merry Woodsman—The Caravan—A Scene on the Ganges—Mount Helicon—The Promontory and Prospect—The expected Interview—Dan Fantasy—His lofty State—Attendants and Recreation—The audience announced—The Populace addressed—The Bard appointed as their Conductor to the various wonders of the place—A Description of the Poet, who led them by a subterranean way—The Beautiful Bay—Treasures of the Deep—The hollow-way and disembowelled Earth—The Cavern—The Grotto—Naiads of Brook and Stream—Their Occupation—The object made known—Their further Progress—The View obtained—The Intent—Mountain Scenery—The Vale of Enna.
THE PALACE OF FANTASY.
ARGUMENT.
Four ways leading to Nature, Literature, Art, and Science—The Entrance Porch of Nature Portrayed—Alpine Scenery—Polar Regions—The Torrent—The Atlantic Ocean—A Ship tossed by the Waves, and a Calm—The Gorge, Jungfrau—Floating Islands and Hot Wells—Staffa—Fingal’s Cave—Lake of Killarney—The Isle of Skye—Jura and the Lake of Geneva—Digression—Object and Aim proposed—Progress continued—The Forest—Wild Beasts’ Lair—The Constrictor—The Contrast in reference to Eden—Millennium—The Discourse—The Grove and Lovely Valley—Variety of Nature unexplored—The Poet’s Instruction.
ARGUMENT.
The Porch of Art—Entrance thereto—A Sight of the Pyramids—Statues at Memphis—Pompey’s Pillar—The Hanging Gardens of Babylon—Pompeii—Palmyra—The Temple of the Sun—Wall of China—The Eddystone—A more minute Survey of Art—The Gallery of Painting—Statuary—Distant Music—The great Masters of Science and Art pass in review, Raphael, &c., Milton, Newton—The Garden of Delight—Shakspeare—Leaving the Vale of Tempé, they are led to the Repository of Art, Armoury, &c.—Painted Glass—Models, &c.—Mechanical Objects—Steam Power—The Printing Press—The Times Journal—Modern Improvements—Inventions—Progress of Art.
ARGUMENT.
The Porch of Learning—Its Appearance Described—The Appeal—An Encomium on the Place—The Grove and Academy of Plato—Cicero’s Villa—The Sea-shore—Athenæum—Its noble Apartment—Busts of great Names—The Library—An Eulogy on Poetry—Emulation Inspired.
ARGUMENT.
The Bard leads the way to the Entrance Porch of Science—Discourses by the way—The Porch, and its Description—The Entrance and Prospect—Sunrise—The Eagle, Falcon, and Vulture—Noon—Sunset—The Nightly Tower—Its Ascent—Astronomers, Galileo, &c.—Heathen Philosophers, Plato, &c.—A View of the Starry Heavens—The Moon—A Moonlight Scene—The Vault of Night—Planets—Milky Way—Harmony of the Earth’s Evolution, and her attendant Planet—Reflections on the Immensity of the Universe.
ARGUMENT.
A Recapitulation of the Wonders Shown—The Proper Use of Knowledge enforced—The Infinite Value of Man’s Soul and Highest Destiny—An Inducement the Happiness of the Blest—The Scenes of Life chequered for a Wise Purpose—Man’s Redemption—The Summons—The Poet’s Departure—The Crowd, led by Sir Page, resume their Common Dress; after which they are brought by Sir Herald to the Postern Gate; who checks the Rabble Rout by a Blast of his Horn—The Crowd dismissed—Disperse their several Ways—Variety of their Pursuits—Dan Fantasy’s Palace is again illuminated—Other Folks invited—Sir Herald Prepares a Second Time to sound.
ON HEARING OF AN INFANT, DURING WEANING, BEING FOUND IN ITS NURSERY SLEEPING ON ITS MOTHER’S PICTURE.
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FOOTNOTES:
[A] Alluding to the “Wanderings” of Mr. Waterton; a very delightful and entertaining book, and not more marvellous than true.
[B] Which singular circumstance occurred; the hands pointing to the hour on the dial-plate at half-past one o’clock, when the fire reached the machinery of the clock.
[C] The original founder of the first Royal Exchange, Mr. Thomas Gresham, whose statue remains still entire.
[D] This much admired statue, by Spiller, still stands in the centre of the piazza, on a pedestal uninjured.
[E] The bells chimed, as usual, to the tune of “There’s nae luck aboot the house,” till within five minutes of the fire reaching that portion of the tower.
[F] Written on the occasion of the loss of the “Conqueror,” East Indiaman, during the late gales off the Coast of France.
[G] In the vicinity of Dover, lately destroyed by combustion, being from 300 to 400 feet in height, for the purposes of the South-Eastern Railway, under the direction of Mr. Cubitt, the engineer.