Punch,  23 (1852), 83.

A Peep into the People's Palace

Anon

Genre:

Poetry, Drollery

Subjects:

Mesmerism, Spiritualism, Magnetism, Psychology, Observation


    Describes Mr Punch's visit to the Crystal Palace and wonders whether 'the iced champagne / Or Beauty's power magnetic, / Or both, that acting on his brain [...] Gave him a sort of clairvoyance' that enabled him to see 'The Palace of the People'.



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