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THIS IS THE PALACE THAT FOX BUILT 
 
THE 
 
 CRYSTAL PALACE 
 
 THAT 
 
 FOX BUILT. 
 
 A PYRAMID OF RHYME, 
 
 ISitlj Mint Ullnatratiims litj Snjjit iiltmt 
 
 LONDON : 
 
 DAVID BOGUE, 86 FLEET STREET. 
 
 1851. 
 
LONDON : 
 
 Printed by G. Barclay, Castle St., Leicester Sq. 
 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
 
 The Palace that Fox Built ( Exterior ) Frontispiece 
 
 The Workmen, commencing the Building .... Page 8 
 The Sappers and Miners testing the Girders . . . 10 
 
 The Arrival of the Goods . . . . . . . . . 12 
 
 The Steamers, the Ships, and the Trains . . . . .16 
 
 The Exhibitors and Visitors . . . . . . . 20 
 
 Thf Royal Commissioners and the Executive Committee . . .24 
 
 The Queen at the Opening of the Exhibition . . 28 
 
 Ornamental Design 
 
 Cover 
 
THE WORKMEN. 
 
THE WORKMEN. 
 
 These are the Workmen, a busy array — 
 Two thousand and more, as I have heard say, 
 Who readily, steadily, toiled away, 
 
 And finished before the first of May 
 
 THE CRYSTAL PALACE 
 THAT FOX 
 BUILT 
 
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THE SAPPERS AND MINERS. 
 
THE SAPPERS AND MINERS. 
 
 These are the Sappers and Miners who ran 
 To test the girders on Paxton’s plan ; 
 
 And helped the Workmen, that busy array — 
 Two thousand and more, as I have heard say, 
 Who readily, steadily, toiled away, 
 
 And finished before the first of May 
 
 THE CRYSTAL PALACE 
 THAT FOX 
 
 BUILT. 
 
THE ARRIVAL OF THE GOODS, 
 
THE ARRIVAL OF THE GOODS. 
 
 These are the goods, — a most infinite store 
 Of ebony, jewels, gold, silver, and ore ; 
 
 An ivory throne, and a malachite door ; 
 
 The diamonds of Spain, and the famed Koh-i-noor ; 
 Mosaics from Rome ; and a carved escrutoire ; 
 
 Fans of cobweb and feathers, of leaves and of straw 
 And cottons and silks, both woven and raw ; 
 
 And wondrous machines, I can’t tell you what for ; 
 And implements, — aye, by the dozen and score. 
 
 For farming, and weaving, and printing, and war ; 
 And fountains of glass, never seen heretofore ; 
 
 And statues to rival the sculptures of yore ; 
 
 And trophies with lace and rich silk covered o’er ; 
 And tap’stry and velvets, and many things more ; 
 Piled over the gall’ries, and counters, and floor. 
 
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14 THE CRYSTAL PALACE THAT FOX BUILT. 
 
 By the Sappers and Miners, who marched and who ran 
 To test the girders on Paxton’s plan ; 
 
 And helped the Workmen, that busy array — 
 
 Two thousand and more, as I have heard say. 
 
 Who readily, steadily, toiled away, 
 
 And finished before the first of May 
 
 THE CRYSTAL PALACE 
 THAT FOX 
 BUILT. 
 
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THE SHIPS, STEAMERS, AND TRAINS 
 
THE SHIPS, 
 
 STEAMERS, AND TRAINS. 
 
 These are the steamers, the ships, and the trains, 
 The drays and the barrows, the trucks and the wains. 
 With the wonderful goods, — a most infinite store. 
 
 Of ebony, jewels, gold, silver, and ore ; 
 
 An ivory throne, and a malachite door ; 
 
 The diamonds of Spain, and the famed Koh-i-noor ; 
 Mosaics from Rome ; and a carved escrutoire ; 
 
 Fans of cobweb and feathers, of leaves and of straw; 
 And cottons and silks, both woven and raw ; 
 
 And wondrous machines, I can’t tell you what for ; 
 And implements, — aye, by the dozen and score, 
 
 For farming, and weaving, and printing, and war ; 
 And fountains of glass, never seen heretofore ; 
 
 And statues to rival the sculptures of yore ; 
 
 And trophies with lace and rich silk covered o’er ; 
 And tap’stry and velvets, and many things more ; 
 Piled over the gall’ries, and counters, and floor, 
 
THE CRYSTAL PALACE THAT FOX BUILT. 
 
 By the Sappers and Miners, who marched and who ran 
 To test the girders on Paxton’s plan ; 
 
 And helped the Workmen, that busy array — 
 
 Two thousand and more, as I have heard say. 
 
 Who readily, steadily, toiled away, 
 
 And finished before the first of May 
 
 THE CRYSTAL PALACE 
 THAT FOX 
 
 BUILT. 
 
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THE EXHIBITORS AND VISITORS, 
 
THE EXHIBITORS AND VISITORS. 
 
 These are the natives of different lands : 
 
 From Siberia’s snows and the African sands. 
 
 The American States and Ind’s coral strands, — 
 
 Who were drawn all together in brotherly bands, 
 
 Not in battle to strive, but in love to shake hands, — 
 
 And who freighted the steamers, the ships, and the trains, 
 The drays and the barrows, the trucks and the wains, 
 With the wonderful goods, — a most infinite store, 
 
 Of ebony, jewels, gold, silver, and ore ; 
 
 An ivory throne, and a malachite door ; 
 
 The diamonds of Spain, and the famed Koh-i-noor ; 
 Mosaics from Rome ; and a carved escrutoire ; 
 
 Fans of cobweb and feathers, of leaves and of straw ; 
 
 And cottons and silks, both woven and raw ; 
 
 And wondrous machines, I can’t tell you what for ; 
 
 And implements, — aye, by the dozen and score. 
 
 For farming, and weaving, and printing, and war ; 
 
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 THE CRYSTAL PALACE THAT FOX BUILT. 
 
 And fountains of glass, never seen heretofore ; 
 
 And statues to rival the sculptures of yore ; 
 
 And trophies with lace and rich silk covered o’er ; 
 
 And tap’stry and velvets, and many things more ; 
 
 Piled over the gall’ries, and counters, and floor. 
 
 By the Sappers and Miners, who marched and who ran 
 To test the girders on Paxton’s plan; 
 
 And helped the Workmen, that busy array — 
 
 Two thousand and more, as I have heard say, 
 
 Who readily, steadily, toiled away. 
 
 And finished before the first of May 
 THE CRYSTAL PALACE 
 THAT FOX 
 
 BUILT. 
 
PRINCE ALBERT AND THE ROYAL COMMISSIONERS, 
 
THE PRINCE ALBERT, 
 
 THE ROYAL COMMISSIONERS, AND THE 
 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 
 
 This is the Prince, from whose wisdom and weight 
 This Congress of Peace and World’s Fair emanate ; 
 
 And the Royal Commission ; and Chief Magistrate ; 
 
 And Executive Triad, who settled the rate 
 And order of entrance, duration, and date, 
 
 And all questions to ways and to means that relate ; 
 
 Fox and Henderson too on Her Majesty wait, 
 
 Who contracted to build this vast crystal estate ; 
 
 And Paxton who planned it, — for Industry’s Fete; 
 
 And the principal natives of different lands, 
 
 From Siberia’s snows and the African sands, 
 
 The American States and Ind’s coral strands, — 
 
 Who were drawn all together in brotherly bands, 
 
 Not in battle to strive, but in love to shake hands, — 
 
 And who freighted the steamers, the ships, and the trains, 
 The drays and the barrows, the trucks and the wains, 
 With the wonderful goods, — a most infinite store, 
 
 Of ebony, jewels, gold, silver, and ore ; 
 
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THE QUEEN AND THE ROYAL CHILDREN. 
 
THE QUEEN AND THE ROYAL CHILDREN. 
 
 This is the Queen, who went in state 
 On the opening day. 
 
 The first of May, 
 
 One thousand eight hundred and fifty-one. 
 
 With her eldest daughter and eldest, son, 
 
 And all that were noble, and learned, and great — 
 
 And a crowd of the million no tongue can narrate ; 
 
 And was met, as she passed through the Colebrookdale gate, 
 By her Consort the Prince, from whose wisdom and weight 
 This Congress of Peace and World’s Fair emanate ; 
 
 And the Royal Commission ; and Chief Magistrate ; 
 
 And Executive Triad, who settled the rate 
 And order of entrance, duration, and date, 
 
 And all questions to ways and to means that relate ; 
 
 Fox and Henderson too on her Majesty wait. 
 
 Who contracted to build this vast crystal estate ; 
 
 And Paxton who planned it, — for Industry’s Fete ; 
 
 And the principal natives of different lands. 
 
 From Siberia’s snows and the African sands, 
 
 The American States and Ind’s coral strands, — 
 
 Who were drawn all together in brotherly bands, 
 
 Not in battle to strive, but in love to shake hands, — 
 
 And who freighted the steamers, the ships, and the trains. 
 The drays and the barrows, the trucks and the wains, 
 
 29 
 
30 THE CRYSTAL PALACE THAT FOX BUILT. 
 
 With the wonderful goods, — a most infinite store, 
 
 Of ebony, jewels, gold, silver, and ore ; 
 
 An ivory throne, and a malachite door ; 
 
 The diamonds of Spain, and the famed Koh-i-noor ; 
 Mosaics from Rome ; and a carved escrutoire ; 
 
 Fans of cobweb and feathers, of leaves and of straw; 
 And cottons and silks, both woven and raw ; 
 
 And wondrous machines, I can’t tell you what for ; 
 And implements, — aye, by the dozen and score, 
 
 For farming, and weaving, and printing, and war ; 
 
 And fountains of glass, never seen heretofore ; 
 
 And statues to rival the sculptures of yore ; 
 
 And trophies with lace and rich silk covered o’er ; 
 
 And tap’stry and velvets, and many things more ; 
 
 Piled over the gall’ries, and counters, and floor, 
 
 By the Sappers and Miners, who marched and who ran 
 To test the girders on Paxton’s plan ; 
 
 And helped the Workmen, that busy array — 
 
 Two thousand and more, as I have heard say, 
 
 Who readily, steadily, toiled away. 
 
 And finished before the first of May 
 
 THE CRYSTAL PALACE 
 THAT FOX 
 
 BUILT. 
 

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