“There is much of the pure gold of poetry in this handsome little volume.”—Macclesfield Chronicle.
“The principal poem in this little volume, written in the Spenserian Stanza and diction, contains many pleasing passages.... Much talent is evinced by the author.”—Oxford Herald.
“This poem contains many passages which one would read again after the first perusal—a remark which cannot be made of much of the poetry which is published. Some of the miscellaneous poems are very sweet, reminding one of Cowper’s smaller poems.”—Herts County Press.
“The ‘Palace of Fantasy’ is of a higher character than the generality of poems: the spirit of poetry is perceptible throughout, and the work has a healthy tone and purpose.”—Cheltenham Journal.
“This little volume is one of considerable merit. The principal poem contains many beautiful passages, original and striking, which cannot fail to please.”—Plymouth Herald.
“Mr. Hardy has produced a poem which, had it appeared during the last century, would have secured for him a sure place among the British Poets.”—Derbyshire Chron.
A METRICAL VERSION OF THE SONG OF SOLOMON,
And Other Poems. By a Late Graduate of Oxford. In fcap. 8vo., price 4s. 6d. cloth.
KING RENE’S DAUGHTER.
A Lyrical Drama. From the Danish of Henrik Hertz. By Jane Francis Chapman, Translator of “Waldemar,” and “King Eric and the Outlaw.” In fcap. 8vo., price 2s. 6d. cloth.