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P:DGAR ALLAN POK

AUTHOR

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WEIKD

TALES,

ETC.

A^

PHILADELPHIA^

HENRY

ALTEMUS

1895

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IN

UNIFORM Henry
Edgar
Walter
Allan

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The

Poetic

Principle

THE

POETRY

OF

EDGAR

ALLAN

POE.

The

life

of

Edgar
but
far
as

Allan

Poe

is, fortunately,
readers

subject
poetry.
trate

that

little
the

concerns

of

his

As the

events

of of

his his

career

illus
we

enigmatic
a

character
to

genius,
them.

have,
may and
that

perhaps, imagine
artistic
his

right
from

inquire
of

about

We

that

parents
he

semi-Celtic
his

stock and

profession
and

inherited
came

genius,
his

pride
a

perversity
injudicious
of retold his

from

ing trainBut

by
the
so

wealthy,
or

foster-father. and

legend
often
too

myth
and

errors

misfortunes,
malice of
ours. or

told fond

by posthumous
is

by
Poe's in

indulgence,
is still
The
was a

really
that

no

affair

career

topic
spite
a

excites

controversy

America.

of

his

first

biographer,
when Poe" up Men from enemy the
are

Griswold,
Mr.

begetting published

natural

reaction Allan stirred

Ingram

his

"Edgar

(London,
hatred alive scornful defended who of

1880),

and

unwittingly

surviving
knew criticism.

scandal-mongers.
and
To

Poe,

who find

suffered their excited dead their

his

by
for other

an

Englishman
reasons,

spleen,
critics luckless

and,
were

fairer The
defense

American of this

not

conciliated.

xii

THE

POETRY

OF

man

of

genius
one.

is

not,

and

cannot

be

wholly
tions insinuaskill
can

successful

The

viler be amiable that


to

charges
but

and
no

of Griswold make Poe It


seem

may
an

refuted,
or
an

ascetic of of
a

human

being.

is

natural wish
see

admirers well the Poe


; he

poet's
man,

genius
should

should wish
to

think
among But

the

him

honorable,
wanted
as a

tle, genman

kindly
what his

and

wise.
also

poetry
the

lacks he

wanted
familiar

humanity.
with

Among

pride, and intolerable vdth the life-long regret, the desiderhtm which, having lost the solitary object and of its love, can find among M'omen living men and the objects of passing sentiment than more no passions,
was

affectionate known

caprice.
from

Love,
to

as

the

poets
and

have

it,

Catullus wild
to

Coventry
or

Patmore,
mestic, do-

love, whether
appears And this

and have

feverish been

stable
him Poe

to

unknown.
was

by

it is not husband

meant

that his

not

an

affectionate

of

wife,
before

but

that

the

stronger i3art of his affections, the


of his He

better he
was

element
a man.

heart,

had

burned he

away
' '

knew

what
to

calls

that

sorrow

which
and

the in

living love
some

cherish
resembles

for the the

dead,

which,
of
the

minds,

delirium

opium."
gate
her
a

His the
a one

spiritwas
grave, and in

always beating against


the chief

of
on

praise he
was

could compare
was

confer

woman

his he

maturity

to

to

whom months

had

lost while

he

still

boy.

"For

after her

decease,"

says

Mr.

Ingram,

EDGAR

ALLAN

FOE.

xiii

* '

Poe
. . .

would

go

nightly
when
the

to

visit the

tomb

of very-

his revered drear the

friend, and cold, when


wailed

the

nights
rains
the
most

were

and winds

autumnal
over

fell, and
he

mournfully
and
came

graves,

lingered longest
The
truth

away

fully." regretportant im-

of
our

this

anecdote
than
was
a

would world

be

more

for
as
or

purpose Poe

of controversies

to

whether
or

expelled
he We

from

school,
up

gambled, editorshipof
even

tippled, or why this or that journal.


in of the his

gave
see

the

him

occupied, pre-

boyhood,

with

the dead.

thought
In

of

death

and

condition

of the

his

prose

romanceshis

imagination

busy with the secrets of men speak, his corpses


themselves,
his characters

always morbidly dead the sepulchre. His hold long colloquieswith


are

is

prematurely buried and explore the veiled things of corruption, his led wandering the hie jacets of lovers are among
the dead. This is the dominant
note

of

all his of any

poetry,
reunion and
not

this wistful
of

regret, almost
souls

hopeless
distant of the

departed
fearful

in
the

"

the

Aidenn,"
dead is

almost dreamless.

that

sleep

*'The Which

lady sleeps!
is

Qh

may
be

her

sleep.
!

so efiduriftg,

deep
lie

pray

to

God with

that

she

may

Forever

While

the dim

luiopeiiedeye, sheeted ghosts go by F"

xiv

THE

POETR

OF

Thus of

Poe's

verse

is

so

far

from

being
his

"

cism critia are

life," that
of death

it is
; and

often, in literal
even

earnest,

criticism
not

when when Annabel

thoughts
heart
or

busy with following some


his

death,
Lenore

even
or

his
Lee

is not

Ulalume,

fancy does not human passions.


than
in
a

deal He of

with

solid in
a

realities,with
more porous va-

dwells

world

that

region

where
seas,

Shelley's "Witch cities dreaming


a

of crumble "dim

Atlas,"
into

fathomless
and

in

fairyland
haunted

with

vales
or

lost

shadowy woods," in and wandering star.

palaces,

in

Not his He

Poe's only was practice thus scarcely more theory of poetry was avowed of that
all the

limited,

but

extensive.
most

"melancholy poetical tones."


caused emotion
most to

is the
This

mate legiti-

was,

doubtless,
is the

by
most

Poe's

preference feeling that


of
to

melancholy
human the least
as

devoid
so

actual

stuff, the

etherealized,
in action.
creation

likely
"the

result

speak, Poetry he
beauty,"
when it

defined
and
was as were

rhythmical
eyes
matter.

of

in his beauty was least alloyed with


war,

most

beautiful
Thus

such

topics
He ferring pre-

patriotism,prosperous absolutely
his
alien
to to

love, religion, duty,

the

genius of Poe.

carried

theory Fouque's
"
"

the

absurd
to
more

length
works
full of of

of

Undine" is
no no

the

Molieres.
than
as

There and

poet
creature

"fifty humanity
so

of

Moliere.

fancy

empty

Undine,

sprite

who

is

no

more

substantial

EDGAR

ALLAN

FOE.

xv

than than

a
a

morning
solar of this

shower,

vapor
liked

more

evanescent

myth.
and and

Poe, who

the

melancholythan all

moods the

waste-watery
tenderness

sprite
and the

better

mirth

Mascarilles Tartuff
be
es,
was

Alcestes,
also of

passion of Don Juans


no

the and

opinion
and
;

that
the

poem

could

long.
were

The"

Iliad"

Ee "Odyssey^"^
too

thought

mistakes

they

carried

heavy

When and matter. examined, weight of words into the this theory or paradox of Poe's shrinks Poe that common preferred place observations lyric poetry and that lyrics are essentiallybrief. In considering Poe's theory and practice,we must
not

forget

that

both

were,

in

part, the
then and

result
to

of

reaction.

American

literature and

intended

be

extremely
and
was

moral,
of it
was as

respectable,

didactic,

much

expected,
as

excessivelyuninspired. she so often is expected,


main

Poetry
to teach

morality

her

duty.

We

have

always

that poetry should plenty of critics who cry out be "palpitating with struggle actuality,"should the living facts of the hour," should with dignify indite industrialism, and perhaps, to paeans, sewing-machines and patent electric lights. Poe's
"

nature

was

essentially rebellious, scornful,


If democratic
errors

and

aristocratic. of historical with the

ecstasies

are

tissue

and

self-complacent
no one was saw

content
more

commonplace,
Poe.
Thus

that
more

clearly than

he

the
to

aged encour-

by

his

rebellious

instinct

take

up

what

xvi

THE

POETRY

OF

was

then

singular

and

heterodox immoral

critical in
the does
not

position,
for of

He

has

lately been
these

called

America
limits

writing beauty
Its

words:
of

"Beyond
poetry
With

the

province
it has

extend.
or

sole

arbiter

is taste.

the

intellect relations.

the
has

conscience
no

only

collateral

It

dependence, duty
any
or one

unless

incidentally,
that busied
Poe's the

upon

either
To

truth."

who is

believes

best, the

immortal actions and

poetry, great

nobly
the
no

with

great

passions,
have
These

fatallynarrow.
and
truth
we can

Without

theory seems conceptions of duty ''Antigone"


and
and
no

"Prometheus."
ideas

great
the them

paramount
honorable
women
are

have

always
into
the

been

inspirers of
men

actions, and
are

by following
dramatic of is

and

led

situations

which

the
Homer.

materials
There

Shakespeare,
an

immortal Poe

^schjdus, strength
in

and in the
and
root

stories

of

great

actions; but
all action He

practice disdains of immortality.


he

and

theory rejects this


for his
of
can

deliberately discards fajitasy,


the it is not business she

sanity,
tion. por-

deliberately
Now,
while
go about actions

chooses

poetry
never

to

distributing tracts,
and situations unconscious have lessons Poe's

neglect

which,
of

under

her

spell,
But,
his of
as

become
we

morality.
bent, and
criticism

said,
the his

natural
didactic made him

reaction

against
and

cheap
time,

his

country

neglect

EDGAR

ALLAN

POE.

xvii

all actions and


most

passions, both in his practice the he When his theory. as spoke of Keats of Mr. flawless of English poets, and son Tennyand
most

as

"the

noblest

poet that

ever

lived,"

he

was

magical, by that in them which is most the undefinable most most intangible, and of their music, and inimitable inexpressible charm the Ode to by the delicious languor of the
attracted
"

' '

Nightingale"
poems creation
the
essence

and

of the

"

Lotus-Eaters." of the
to

These

are,

indeed,

of

examples beauty," which,


function
nature

"rhythmical
mind,
and
was

Poe's

and the

of

poetry.
secret

As

to

of he

Poe's

the

produced his melodies, the singular musical be attributed to much may and epithets, much appropriateness of his words technique by
which
to

his

elaborate

care

for

the

details
a

of

his

art.

George
describes the She rain

Sand,
a

in

"Un

Hiver which

Majorque,"

rainy night
how
to

half-ruinous tells
us

monastery
the be melodies

Chopin passed in where they lived.


of the wind into and his transmuted

seemed
so

magically
any

music,
direct alive etait

that,

without of air

imitation with the

puerile attempt at sounds, his compositions were "Son of the tempest. genie
la nature

de plein des mysterieuses harmonies des traduites equivalents sublimes par pensee
des
was sons
a

dans

sa

musicale,
of

et

non

par
In

une

exterieurs."
kind

Poe's

repetitionservile genius, too, there


between

pre-establishedharmony

xviii

THE

POETRY

OF

melancholy thoughts. As Mr. Saintsbury points out to me, though" his language into mere from not unfrequently passes vagueness literal and in the grammatical unmeaningness
musical words and
sense

of it,yet it

never

fails to
if
not

convey
sense.

the

proper the

suggestion
lines in
'

in sound

in

Take

Ulalume:'

'

//

was

7iightm
most

the

lonesoine

October

Of
Here words

my

immemorial

year.'
most

it would
to

puzzle the
a

adroit
sense

student
ticated authen-

of

attach

distinct
to
can

usual

by lexicons,
no one

'immemorial.' fail to
see

And that

yet
it is the

with

an

ear

emphatically
necessary
note

the

and right word, of suggestion."

supplies
As
to

Poe's better

management
than

of

his

metres,

one

cannot

do

again. Saintsbury's criticism indefinite "The but same intensely poetic effect is produced still more obviously by Poe's management is acquainted of his metres. who Every one
quote
Mr. with his critical work
on

knows

the

care

(a

care

that and

brought
'

him
he

the

ridicule
on
'

of

sciolists

poetasters) which
The

bestowed

metrical Haunted each


not

subjects.
Palace,'
in its till
own

Raven,'
Lee,'

'

Ulalume,'
'

The

'

Annabel

For

Annie,'
and

are,

way, after each

metrical
we as a

marvels,

it is

have

enjoyed and symphony that we

admired discern

the the

long beauty of exquisite

EDGAR

ALLAN

FOE.

xix

selection
and these

and

skillful

constituent remains

juxtaposition of the parts of elements of each. Every one and uncopied as a unapproached
In

concerted

piece.
the
on

'The

Haunted
slackens Lee

Palace,' the
and
'

metre,
towards

statelyat
the

the

beginning,
In

dies
'

close.

'Annabel there

and

For
scendo cre-

Annie,'

contrary,
ebbs

is
in
at

steady
two

from

first to last, while,


metre

the

other but

pieces
alone whole. is the

the

and

flows

uncertain

skillfully arranged
With
most

intervals. of his the

Poe

stands

almost
as a

in this arrangement

lyric works
or

poets

line

the

stanza

unit, and
rather

the the

length
sense as

of the

poem
the the is

mined is deterBut

by
the

than well
as

by

sound.
sense

with
more

Poe than

the

music
sense,

(even
and

perhaps)
nor

arranged

projected
curtail metrical To
a or as

as

whole,
a as

would without

it be

omit well

stanza

possible to injuring the


the municable incom-

the

effect." intelligible feels charm


Poe's that

critic and

who

himself

inexpressible
essence

of melodious

words
a

is of

the

of song, It is to

practice
Poe's,

is
so

perpetual warning.
as

verse

like

deficient vague
faint

it is in
so

all merit

but of

lyric music
the
stars
we

and
"

emotion,

devoid echo

human

passion
that

rhythmical
of if
own

among life
"

and
are

graves reduced of his

man's
we

laborious the

hold

native his

A crit'.c theory of Poe. land, Mr. Henry James, h?s

spoken

of

"valueless

verse," and

valueless

XX

THE

POETRY

OF

his
more

verse

must

than

it
and

always appear can give. It has people


sell Poe
a

if

we

ask

from
to

it

nothing
more ware.

give
go

but
to
never

music,
others

who

want

must

that

different if and
we more

We

shall
him

appreciate
men

keep comparing
human of

to

of

stronger
him of
a as

natures.

We
the

must

take

one

the
that

voices,
sound with

almost
in the

"shadow of song,

voice,"
fill
or

temple
He
or

and

little hour

music.

is not, like

Homer,

Scott,
can

or

Shakespeare,

Moliere,
the
sea,

poet that
of

men

live with
market

by
soul

in the

hills, in the
hours of

always, place. He
when inclined behind
or

is the

singer
it

rare

languor,

the
to

is vacant
as

of
were,

the

pride
echo

of life, and of
a

listen,
the

to the

lyre from
Moschus

hills of death. has

He

is like

Bion

who
a

crossed that

the

ferry
reaches

and the

sings
ears

to

Pluteus

song

faintly

of

mortals.

Oi'/c eaaelQ'
a

aytpaaroq

juolTrd.
indeed is the

"Not
verse

unrewarded"
of Poe has been

singing, for
men

the far

prized by
powers
"

with his
a

a own.

wider
Poe Yet

range said he

and that

healthier with him

than
was

poetry

passion."
of much
of

real value

in a spoke of his own verses, modesty and insight, as trifles "not


to were,

moment

the

public, or
for

very

creditable

to

m)^self."
in

They

the

greater

part, composed

the

EDGAR

ALLAN

FOE.

xxi

most

miserable

circumstances,
when the
a

when

poverty,
of had
a

when born
not
man

neglect,
yet
was won

cruel

indignation
where letters the

of letters, in

country
were

their

place,
to be
a

torturing
life," as
Lee"

poet.
The

He

compelled
"

bookseller's

hack.

hack's, is indeed

damnable
or

Goldsmith when
sent

said, and
"The

was
or

doubly
newspaper of
a

trebly damnable
were

Bells'*
of
the

"Annabel

the
of

round
for

offices
and

to
a

be

disposed
of
pieces master-

the

price
was a

dinner

pair

boots.

Poe's

time
for for

spent in writing elaborate


in

pittance, and
sake
of

the of

bread,
Then

ing, reviewing and crushthe productions of a


came

crowd
venomous

mediocrities.

violent enforced

and

quarrels, which
the energy that he

with
of

hackIt is had
no

Avork, devoured
Avonder

the

poet.
even

produced
have

little ; but his range


for he

he

enjoyed happier fortunes,


that from
w^e

is many could
an

so

narrow

could He

not

looked that

volumes
not to

him.
not

declared
his
muse,
or

and

would

excite

"with
more

eye

the

paltry compensations
of said mankind." that he

the Thus

dations paltry commen-

it may, himself he
often
verses

at

least, be

of

him,

was

in

his

poetry,
his is very
see

though, in writing prose, true inspiration. In his plainly the pupil


who of

deserted he
one

earlier
as

Shelley,
to

any

may
lane" "Tamer-

has
and

the
"

courage Aaraaf." poems,

read His

through
reputation
are

Al

does

not

rest

on

these

which

longer than

his

xxii

THE

POETR

OF

own

canon

admitted,
Haunted

but

on

pieces
"The

of verbal

music "To

like One

"The

Palace,"

Sleeper,"
the lines

in

Paradise,"
which

"Israfel,"

and
at

"To of

Helen,"

I have

placed
very

the

beginning piece
of
verse

this volume.
did
not

Though
in the

this beautiful earliest


that

appear
he

editions

of Poe's

poems,

alwa3'S declared
for the
w^oman

it

was

written caused
to

in

boyhood
in Beddoes'

whose
half

death his

him,
inhabit
his
not too

phrase, "with
Poe
was

heart
aware

other

worlds."

well

that

"Raven,"
among clever his
to

despite its
best

immense

popularity, was
it is almost

works.

Indeed,

poetical,and has in it a kind of echo whose of ]\Irs. Browning, floating in the verse, poet's mind, probably suggested the composition. ''^The Haunted The "To Helen," Palace," and
be
"

Sleeper," are powerful as


verses.

perhaps
well his
as

the
most

most

coherent

and
s

the

melodious

of Poe

As

life and

sank

in

poverty,
his
versemore

ment, bereaveand

misfortune,
more

misery,
vagueness

approached
often
to
mere
can

the

of music, rather
in than

ing appealto

sensation be
in Ulalume limits
mere

any
"The

emotion Bells"
was

which

stated
the
"

words.
of
an

written
"

intervals

ural unnatto

lethargy;
remain
attracts

scarcely pretends
the

within
or

the

of

poetical art,
as

and
as

repels by

sounds

vacant

possible of meaning. and eloquently, that


such
as

Mr. "Ulalume"
a

Stedman

says,
"seems
an

truly

provisati im-

violinist

might

play

upon

EDGAR

ALLAN

FOE.

xxiii

the

instrument

which the death his

has

become
a

his

one

thing
had tion defini-

of worth

after
alone the

of
own

companion
The
"sense

who
odd

left him of
into

with

soul."
as

highest
"

poetry
made
are

swooning
verse

nonsense

seems

for

such

as

"Ulalume." critic confesses

People
his is

so

constituted
in
to

that,
a

if

pleasure

such

thing
his

as

"Ulalume,"he
to

supposed
other courage has
an

admit
Thus one's for

ability in-

admire
moral

any

poetr3^
to

it may belief

require
that
even

some
"

assert
excuse

Ulalume"
is curious

ence. its exist-

It
sort
or

and

worth It cannot who

observing
be

that
to

this

of the

verse

is of

so

rare.

easy

make,

herd

imitators

approach

weak this Poe's and

have produced points would Yet, with the enigmatic poetry.


later
verse,

by its quantities of
art

exception

of

of
some name

Mr.

Morris's

"Blue
de

Closet," Nerval,
on

perhaps
side
In
seems

of
to

pieces by
any
border

Gerard

it is difficult

successful
between

lines
verse

the and

further music.
Poe that

of

the

this
to

region, this "ultimate


reign
almost alone.

dim

Thule,"
fact

The of

is,

the

art

of is

hints, of
not
an

fantasies,
one seem or as

unfinished

suggestions
both
is not of

easy

many
to

critics,
It forms
rare

poetry

and
to

painting,
obscure,
undefined.

suppose.

enough

be

to

introduce certain
very

unexplained and sort of genius is


which and hold of the rules

A
make

needed

to

themselves

thus We

productions live independent of nature


cannot

of art.

define

the

na-

xxiv

EDGAR

ALLAN

FOE.

ture

of of
as

the

witchery
art

by
was

which achieved.

the

most

difficult
did
ceed, suc-

task

romantic
is

Poe

confessed
cannot

by
be them. their the

the

wide

acceptance
if any
one

of

poems

that
to
mean

defended

chooses

attack

They melody
result' vent.

teach may
be

nothing,

they

Httle;
as

antly triumphtrick.
was
one

explained
But,
that prose,
as
lie

of

metrical trick Hawthorne

fait

ce

tour

qui

The

only
Poe
was

Poe

could

play.
in
a

Like
a

in

possessed
individual,
it
was

poetry

style

as

strange

it

style

trebly
of
a a

remarkable hack-writer.
of tastic fanold all his

because

the
Poe

property
remains sound.

J^hen

all and

is

said,

master

melancholy
of
a

Some

foolish

legend
rivals. ravished

tells His
the

musician
were

who

surpassed
sad,

strains
ears

unearthly
who his listened viol
was

and,
a

of

those Yet

with
but

strange

melancholy. string,
a

had

single
out

and

the

framework
breast-bone. in

fashioned
Poe's
verse
'

of the

dead

woman's is much

"

parallel player's
mournful,
which

his

own

taste

"

resembles
sweet

that and

minstrelsy.
and

It

is

morbidly
on

all
to

touched
a

that

single
immortal

string,
affection.

thrills

dead

and

TO

HELEN.

Helen,
Like

thy
those

beauty
Nicean

is

to

me

barks

of

yore.
sea.

That

gently,
The weary,
his
own

o'er

perfumed
wanderer

wayworn native shore.

bore

To

On

desperate Thy hyacinth


Naiad airs

seas

long
hair,
have

wont

to

roam,

thy
brought
was

classic

face.
home

Thy
To

me

the

glory grandeur

that

Greece,
was

And

the

that

Rome.

Lo

in

yon

brilliant

window

niche

How
The

statue-like

see

thee

stand.
hand
!

agate

lamp
from

within

my

Ah,
Are

Psyche, Holy

the

regions

which

Land

777^

RA

VEN.

Once

upon weak

midnight
weary,

dreary,

while

pondered,

and
a

Over

many

quaint
lore,

and

curious

volume

of

gotten for-

While

I
came

nodded,
a

nearly tapping,

napping,

suddenly

there

As

of

some

one

gently
door.

rapping,

rapping

at

my

chamber

"'Tis

some

visiter,"
door
"

muttered,

"tapping

at

my

chamber

Only

this,

and

nothing

more."

Ah,

distinctly
December,

remember

it

was

in

the

bleak

And

each upon

separate
the
I

dying

ember

wrought

its

ghost

floor. the borrow


surcease morrow

Eagerly

wished
to

"

vainly

had

sought
From

my
the

books

of

sorrows

"

sorrow

for

lost
rare

Lenore
"

For

the
name

and

radiant

maiden

whom

the

angels

Lenore
"

Nameless

here

for

evermore.

THE

RA

VEN.

29

And

the

silken
curtain

sad

uncertain

rustling of
fantastic

each

ple pur-

Thrilled

me"

filled
;

me

with

terrors

never

felt before So that


now, to

still the

beating

of

my

heart,

stood "'Tis
some

repeating
visiter
door
"

entreating

entrance

at

my

chamber

Some

late

visiter door
;"

entreating
it

entrance

at

my

ber cham-

This

is, and

nothing

more."

Presently my soul no longer,


"Sir," said
I

grev:"

stronger;

hesitating

then

I,

"or ;

Madam,

truly your
and
so

forgiveness gently
at

implore
fact

But

the
came

is I

was

napping,
came

you

rapping, tapping, tapping


I

And

so

faintly you
chamber
I
scarce was

my

door.
sure

That

heard
;

you"

"

here

opened

wide
Darkness

the

door

there, and

nothing

more.

Deep

into
there

Doubting,
to

peering, long wondering, fearing. mortal no ever dreaming dreams


before
was

that

darkness

stood

dared

dream

But

the

silence
no

unbroken,

and

the

darkness

gave

token,

so

THE

RAVEN.

And

the

only
"

word

there
!"

spoken
echo
!"

was

the

whispered
back

word,
This
I

Lenore

whispered,
word,

and

an

murmured

the

"Lenore

Merely this,

and

nothing

more.

Back

into
me

the

chamber

turning, all
a

my

soul

within

Soon

burning, again I heard


than

tapping
that

somewhat

louder

before.
said

*'

Surely,"
my

I, "surely
lattice
;

is

something
is, and

at

window
see,

Let

me

then,

what
"

thereat

this

mystery
Let

explore
be

my

heart

still
;
"

moment

and

this

mystery

explore
the

'Tis

wind

and

nothing

more!"

Open
In

here
a

flung

the

shutter, when,

with

many

flirt and

flutter.
a

there

stepped
of yore. least

stately
made he ;
or

raven

of

the

saintljinstant

days
Not the

obeisance
or

he ; not

an

stopped
But,
with my Perched
mien

stayed
of lord
"

lady, perched
Pallas

above

chamber upon
a

door bust
"

of

just

above

my

chamber

door

Perched,

and

sat, and

nothing

more.

THE

RAVEN.

3^

Then

this
into

ebony smiHng,
and it wore,

bird

beguiling
decorum

my

sad

fancy

By
'

the

grave

stern

of

thi

ance counten-

Though

thy
grim
what

crest
sure

be

shorn
no

and

shaven,

thou,"

I said, "art

craven,
raven

Ghastly
the Tell
me

and

ancient
shore
"

wandering
is the

from

Nightly

thy lordly
shore the !"

name

on

Night's

Plutonian

Quoth
Much
I marvelled
so

raven,

"

Nevermore."

this

ungainly meaning
that

fowl

to

hear

course dis-

plainly,
little
"

Though
For
we

its

answer

little

relevarcy

bore;
cannot

help agreeing
blessed
door
"

no

living human
above

being
Ever

yet

was

with

seeing bird
bust

his

chamber B'rd
or

beast

upon

the

sculptured
name
as
"

above

his

chamber With

door.
such

Nevermore."

But

the

raven,

sitting lonely
if his soul

on

the

placid bust,
one

spoke only
That
one

w^ord,

as

in that

word

he

did

outpour.
further he

Nothing
then

then
"

he

uttered"

not

feather

fluttered

32

THE

RA

VEN.

Till

scarcely more
have

than

muttered
"

"

Other

friends

flown

before he will

On

the

morrow

leave

me,

as

my

hopes

have

flown Then

before."

the

bird

said

"

Nevermore."

Startled

at

the

stillness

broken

by reply
it
utters

so

aptly only

spoken,
*'

Doubtless,"
stock

said and
some

I, "what

is

its

store,

Caught
Followed
one

from

unhappy
followed bore
"

master

whom

ciful unmer-

Disaster fast and


faster till his

songs

burden

Till the

dirges of his Hope


Of
'

that

melancholy
"

burden

bore

Never

"

nevermore,'

But

the

raven

still

beguiling
a

all

my

sad

soul

into

smiling.
wheeled and
bust the

Straight
bird

cushioned

seat

in

front

of

and

door;

Then,

upon
to

velvet

sinking,
what

I betook

myself
ominous

linking

Fancy
What

unto

fancy, thinking
of yore
"

this

bird this

grim,
Meant

ungainly, ghastly, gaunt,


of yore in

and

ominous

bird

croaking

"

Nevermore."

THE

RA

VEN.

33
but

This

I sat

engaged
whose
core;

in

guessing,
now

no

pressing sylable ex-

To

the

fowl bosom's

fieryeyes

burned

into my

This

and

more

I sat

divining, with
lining that

my

head

at

ease

reclining
On
the

cushion's

velvet

the

lamp-light lamp-light
!

gloated o'er.
But whose velvet violet

lining with
ah,

the

gloating o'er,
S/w shall
press,
nevermore

Then,

methought,
from
an

the

air
censer

grew

denser, perfumed
foot-falls tinkled

unseen

Swung

by angels whose
the tufted
I

faint

on

floor.
God
sent

"Wretch,"
these

cried, "thy
hath

hath thee

lent

thee

"

by

angels he
and
!

Respite Quaff,

"

respite quaff

nepenthe

from

thy

memories

of Lenore

oh

this kind !"

nepenthe, and

forget

this

lost Lenore

Quoth "Prophet"
if bird

the

raven,

"Nevermore."

said
or

I, "thing
devil
!
"

of evil

!"

prophet still,
tossed

Whether

Tempter
thee here

sent,

or

whether

tempest
this desert

ashore.
all
"

Desolate

yet

undaunted,

on

land

enchanted

34

THE

RA

VEN.

On

this
I

by implore
" "

home

Horror

haunted

"

tell

me

truly,
tell

Is

there

is there

balm

in

Gilead

"

tell

me

"

me,

implore !" Quoth the

raven,

"Nevermore."

"

Prophet
that
we

!" said
or

I,

"

thing
!

of evil

"

prophet still,
by
that

if bird

devil
that

By
Tell

Heaven

bends
"

above

us

"

God

both
soul

adore with

this

sorrow

laden

if, within

the

distant
It

Aidenn,
a

shall
name

clasp

sainted
"

maiden

whom

the

angels

Lenore

Clasp

rare

and Lenore

radiant
?" the

maiden

whom

the

angels

name

Quoth

raven,

"Nevermore."

"

Be

that
I

word

our

sign
the
!

of

parting, bird
"

or

fiend

"

shrieked, upstarting
back into shore

"

Get

thee

tempest
token

and

the

Night's
lie

Plutonian

Leave

no

black

plume spoken
door !
out

as

of that

thy
bust

soul Leave my
above

hath

loneliness my beak
from

unbroken

"

quit

the

Take

thy
form

from

my door

heart, and
!
"

take

thy

off my the

Quoth

raven,

"

Nevermore."

THE

RA

VEN.

35

And

the is

raven,

never

flitting,

still

is

sitting,

still

sitting

On

the

pallid
door

bust

of

Pallas,

just

above

my

ber cham-

And

his

eyes is

have

all

the

seeming

of

demon's

that And
the

dreaming.
o'er

lamp-light
shadow
soul
on

him floor

streaming
;

throws

his And

the
out

my

from
the

that

shadow

that

lies

ing float-

on

floor

Shall

be

lifted
"

nevermore

THE

VALLEY

OF

UNREST,

Ojice Where

it

smiled
the

silent did
unto

dell
not

people
gone
to

dwell
wars,

They
Trusting

had

the

the

mild-eyed
their
above
azure

stars, towers,

Nightly,
To In

from watch midst


of

keep
the
red

the all

flowers,

which

day lay.

The Now The

sun-light
visitor

lazily
shall

each sad

confess

valley's
there

restlessness.

Nothing

is the

motionless
"

Nothing
Over the

save

airs

that

brood

magic
no

solitude.
are

Ah,
That
Around

by

wind

stirred
the

those
seas

trees

palpitate
the

like

chill

misty
wind

Hebrides
those the

Ah,
That

by

no

clouds

are

driven
Heaven

rustle

through
from violets
morn

unquiet
even,

Uneasily,
Over
In

till that the

the

there

lie

myriad

types

of

human

eye

"

thb:

valley

of

unrest.

37

Over
And

the

lilies above

there

that nameless

wave

weep
wave

grave
their

They
Eternal

from
"

out

fragrant
in

tops

dews

come

down

drops.
delicate
stems

They
Perennial

weep

from
"

off descend

their in

tears

gems.

BRIDAL

BALLAD.

The
And

ring
the and

is

on

my

hand,
is
on

wreath

my

brow-

Satins Are And all

jewels
my
am

grand

at

command,

happy

now.

And

my

lord when

he

loves
he

me

well

But,
I

first

breathed
"

his*

vow,

felt

my
the the

bosom

swell rang
seemed
as

For

words
voice battle

knell,
who fell

And
In the

his the
now.

down is

dell.

And

who

happy

But
And

he

spoke
he
a

to

reassure

me,

kissed reverie

my
came

pallid
o'er
bore before

brow,
me. me,
me,

While
And
to

the

churchyard
to

And

sighed
him I
am

him

Thinking
' '

dead

D'Elormie,
now

Oh,

happy

"

BRIDAL

BALLAD.

39

And And

thus this

the
the

words

were

spoken,
vow,

plighted
my faith heart be

And, And,
Behold

though though
the

broken. broken,

my

be

golden
me

token

That

proves

happy

now

Would
For And Lest Lest I

God dream
soul

could
I is

awaken know
not

how,

my
an

sorely
be is

shaken

evil dead
not

step
who

taken,
"

the

forsaken

May

be

happy

now.

THE

SLEEPER.

At
I An

midnight,
stand beneath

in

the the

month

of
moon.

June,

mystic

opiate

vapor, from
out

dewy,
her

dim, rim.

Exhales

golden

And,

softly dripping,
the

drop

by
top,

drop,

Upon
Steals
Into

quiet

mountain and

drowsily
the universal

musically
valley.
upon the
about into
see wave

The
The

rosemary

nods

the
;

grave

lily

lolls

upon

Wrapping
The ruin

the

fog

its
rest

breast,
;

moulders
like

Looking
A And

Lethe,
slumber

! the
to

lake

conscious would

seems

take.
awake.

not,

for
"

the and
to

world,
lo!
the !

All

Beauty
casement

sleeps!
open her

where

lies

(Her
Irene,

skies)

with

Destinies

Oh,
This The

lady
window
wanton

bright

can

it
to

be

right" night
?

open

the
the the

airs,

from

tree-top.

Laughingly

through

lattice

drop

"

THE

SLEEPER.

41

The Flit And

bodiless

airs,

wizard

rout,
in and

through
wave
"

thy

chamber

out,

the

curtain

canopy
"

So

fitfully so
the

Above 'Neath

fearfully closed and fringed


thy slumb'ring
floor and

lid soul

which o'er the

lies hid.

That,
Like

down

the

wall.
fall !

ghosts
and
thou

the

shadows hast
art

rise and
no

Oh,

lady dear,
what
art to

thou thou
o'er

fear? here
?

Why
Sure
A

dreaming
far-off
trees !

come

seas,

wonder is

these

garden

Strange
And The

thy pallor ! strange thy dress! all, thy length of tress, Strange, above
this all-solemn

silentness

lady sleeps !
is have chamber bed
to

Oh, may
so

her

sleep,
!

Which
Heaven

enduring,
her

be

deep
one

in its sacred

keep
more

This This
I pray

changed
one more

for

holy.

for God with

melanchol3^
may
eye.

that

she

lie

Forever While

unopened
sheeted

the

dim

ghosts

go

by

My
As

love, she
it is

sleeps ! Oh, may lasting, so be deep !


the
worms

her

sleep.
!

Soft
Far For

may in the her

about and

her

creep

forest, dim
some

old.
unfold
"

may

tall vault

42

THE

SLEEPER.

Some And

vault

that

oft

hath

flung

its

black

winged

panels
o'er the

fluttering
crested

back,

Triumphant,
Of Some her

palls.
"

grand

family

funerals

sepulchre,
whose

remote,

alone.
she idle whose echo
child hath

Against
In Some

portal
many from
out
an

thrown

childhood
tomb

stone
"

sounding
more,

door

She

ne'er

shall

force

an

Thrilling
It
was

to

think,
dead who

poor

of

sin

the

groaned

within.

THE

COLISEUM.

Type Of

of

the

antique

Rome
left

! to

Rich

reliquary

lofty contemplation
buried centuries
at

Time and power


!

By
At Of

of

pomp after
so

length
weary

"

length

"

many

days
thirst in
man,

pilgrimage
for
an

and of
an

burning
lore that

(Thirst
I

the

springs
and and

thee

lie),

kneel,

altered

humble
so

Amid

thy
very

shadows,
soul

drink

within and

My

thy

grandeur,

gloom

glory

'

Vastness

! and ! and
now

Age
Desolation I
"

! and

Memories
! and

of

Eld!
!

Silence
I O

dim

Night
strength

feel

ye

feel

ye

in e'er of than
out

your

"

spells

more

sure

than

Judsean

king
!

Taught
O
Ever

in

the
more

gardens
potent
from

Gethsemane
the the

charms drew

rapt

Chaldee
stars !

down

quiet

Here,
Here,
A

where
where

hero

fell,

column

falls
in bat

the

mimic
holds

eagle
the

glared

gold,
!

midnight

vigil

swarthy

44

THE

COLISEUM.

Here,
Waved

where

the

dames

of

Rome

their

gilded
and

hair
to

the

wind,

now

wave

the

reed

thistle !

Here,

where

on

golden

throne

the

monarch

lolled,

Glides, spectre-like, unto


Lit The

his marble
horned

home.
moon,

by

the

wan

light
silent

of the

swift

and

lizard

of the

stones

But These

stay

! these

walls

"

these
"

ivy-clad
these sad

arcades
and

"

mouldering plinths
shafts
"

ened black-

These

vague frieze
"

entablatures

"

this

crumbling
wreck this

These
ruin

shattered
"

cornices

"

this

"

These

stones

"

alas

! these

grey

stones"

are

they

all"

All

of the

famed,

and

the
to

colossal
Fate and

left
me?

By

the

corrosive

Hours

'*

Not

all

"
"

the sounds

Echoes and
all

answer

me

"
"

not

all !

Prophetic
From
us,

loud, arise

forever the
Sun.
"

and

from

Ruin,
to

unto

wise,

As We With

melody
rule
a

from hearts

Memnon

the

the

of

despotic sway

mightiest men all giant minds.

we

rule

THE

COLISEUM,

45

We Not Not
Not

are

not

impotent
power
is

"

we

pallid
not
"

stones.

all

our

gone
our

all

our

fame
"

all
all

the

magic
wonder

of

high
encircles

renown

"

the
the the

that that

us

"

Not
Not And

all
all

mysteries
memories around in about robe

in

us

lie
"

that

hang
us as a

upon

cling
us

garment,

Clothing

of

more

than

glory."

LENORE.

Ah,

broken for

is
!

the

golden

bowl

! the

spirit

flown

ever

Let

the

bell

toll river
de

!"

saintly

soul

floats

on

the

Stygian
And,
now

Guy
or

Vere,
more

hast
!

thou

no

tear?
"

weep

never

See

on

yon Lenore let


be

drear
!

and

rigid

bier

low

lies

thy

love,
Come
!

the

burial
!
"

rite

be

read
"

the

funeral

song
An

sung

anthem died
so

for

the

queenliest

dead

that

ever

young her

"

dirge
died

for

the

doubly

dead

in

that

she

so

young.

"Wretches! hated And when


her
"

ye her
she that for

loved her in died

her

for

her

wealth

and

pride,
feeble
!

fell she

health,

ye

blessed

LENORE.

47

How

shall

the how yours,

ritual, then,
be sung
the

be

read?"

the

requiem

By
That

you

"

by
to
so

evil

eye,

"

by yours
died,

the

slanderous
did

tongue
death
the

innocent

that

and

died

young?"

Peccaviinus;
Sabbath Go up feel The
sweet to
no

but song God wrong Lenore


so

rave

not

thus!

and

let

solemnly
!

the

dead

may

hath

"gone

before,"

with

Hope Leaving
have For

that thee been

flew wild

beside.
for

the dear

child

that

should

thy

bride" and

her, the fair

debonair,

that

now

so

lowly lies.
The life upon
her

her
"

yellow hair,
upon her

but

not

within

eyes

The

life upon

still there, her eyes.

hair

"

the

death

"Avaunt!

" '

to-night my dirge will I upraise, But the angel on waft


of old

heart

is

light.

No

her

with flight

Pa^an

days

'

48

LENORE.

"Let its "Should from


"To

no

bell hallowed catch the

toll!
"

lest

her

sweet

soul,

amid

mirth,
the damned

note,
Earth.
from

as

it

doth

float
"

up

friends

above,

fiends

below,

the

indignant
"From

ghost
unto
a

is

riven
"

Hell the Heaven

high

estate

far

up

within

"

"From beside

grief
the

and

groan, of

to

golden

throne,

King

Heaven."

CATHOLIC

HYMN.

At

morn
"

at

noon
"

at

twilight

dim
"

Maria

thou

hast

heard my

hymn

In

joy

and
wo
"

in

good

and

ill
"

Mother

of

God,

be

with
me

still

When

the

Hours

flew

brightly

by,

And

not

cloud
a

obscured

the

sky.

My

soul,

lest

it

should

truant

be.

Thy

did
grace

guide

to

thine

and

thee;

Now,

when

storms

of

Fate

o'ercast

Darkly

Present

and

my

my

Past,

Let

Future

radiant

shine

my

With

sweet

hopes

of

thee

and

thine

ISRAFEL*

In

Heaven "Whose

spirit

doth

dwell
are a

heart-strings
so

lute

"

None As
And

sing
the
the

wildly
Israfel,
stars

well

angel giddy
their

(so legends
attend

tell),

Ceasing
Of

hymns,
all
mute.

the

spell

his

voice,

Tottering
In The Blushes
her

above

highest
enamored with
to

noon,
moon

love, listen,
the
red

While,

levin
even.

(With
Which Pauses

the
were

rapid

Pleiads,

seven),
heaven.

in

And And
That Is

they
the

say other

(the

starry

choir

listening
fire

things)

Israfeli's

owing
angel
has the

to

that

lyre
lute,

*And and
who

the

Israfel,
sweetest

whose

heart-strings
of
all God's

are

voice

creatures."

Koran,

ISRAFEL.

51

By
The Of

which

he

sits and

sings

"

trembling living wire,


those unusual

strings.

But

the

skies

that

angel trod,
are

Where

deep thoughts
Love's the
a

duty
"

"

Where
Where Imbued

grown-up

God
are

Houri

glances
all the
in
a

with
we

beauty
star.

Which

worship

Therefore,

thou

art

not

wrong,

Israfeli, who
An To

despisest
song;

unimpassioned
thee
Best the

laurels because

belong,
the
!

bard,

wisest

Merrily

live and

long

The

ecstasies

above
"

With

Thy

suit thy burning measures grief,thy joy, thy hate, thy love. the may fervor
the of

With
Well

thy
be

lute
mute

"

stars

Yes,
Is Our And

Heaven
a

is thine of sweets
are

but
and
"

this
sours

world flowers

merely
of of

flowers,

the Is the

shadow
sunshine

thy perfect bliss


ours.

52

ISRAFEL.

If Where

could

dwell
Israfel

Hath He A

dwelt,
not

and

he

where

I,
well

might
mortal

sing

so

wildly

melody,
bolder
note

While
From

than the

this

might

swell

my

lyre

within

sky.

DREAMLAND.

By

route

obscure

and

lonely, only,
named

Haunted Where On
I
a

by
an

ill

angels

Eidolon,
throne these
dim

Night,

black reached

reigns
lands

upright,
but

have
an

newly

From From

ultimate
a

Thule
"

wild
Space

weird
out
"

clime
of Time.

that

lieth,

sublime,

Out

of

Bottomless And With For Mountains Into Seas


sea^

vales
and that

and
caves,
no

boundless
and
man can

floods,
Titan

chasms,
forms the

woods,

discover
over

dews

that

drip
evermore

all

toppling
without
that
a

shore

restlessly
unto

aspire,
of

Surging,
Lakes Their Their that lone

skies

fire;

endlessly
waters
"

outspread
lone still
"

and and

dead,

"

still the

waters

chilly lily.

With

snows

of

the

lolling

54

DREAMLAND.

By

the

lakes
lone

that

thus lone

outspread
and and

Their
Their With

waters, waters,
snows

dead,

"

sad
the

sad

chilly
"

of the
"

lollinglily,
river
ever,
"

the near By the mountains Murmuring lowly, murmuring

By

the

grey the

woods,
toad
tarns

"

by
the

the
newt

swamp
encamp,
-

Where

and

By

the

dismal dwell

and

pools
"

Where

the

Ghouls,
most

By
In There

each each
the

spot
nook

the
most

unholy

"

melancholy,
meets

"

traveller

aghast
Past
"

Sheeted Shrouded
As

Memories
forms

of the that

start

and
"

sigh

they

pass

the

wanderer of friends

White-robed
In

forms
to

by long given,
Heaven.

agony,

the

Earth

"

and

For
'Tis

the
a

heart

whose

woes

are

legion
"

peaceful, soothing region


the that spirit
an

For 'Tis" But

walks

in

shadow

oh, 'tis

Eldorado!

the
not

traveller, travelling through


"

it,

May
To

dare its

not

openly
are

view

it ;

Never
the

mysteries
human

exposed
;

weak

ej-e unclosed hath forbid lid ;

So
The

wills

its

king,

who

uplifting of

the

fringed

DREAMLAND,

55

And

thus
it

the

sad

Soul

that

here

passes

Beholds

but

through

darkened

glasses.

By

route

obscure ill

and

lonely,
only,
named

Haunted
Where

by
an

angels

Eidolon,
throne home dim

Night,

On I have

black wandered this

reigns
but

upright, newly

From

ultimate

Thule.

SONNET:

TO

ZANTE.

Fair

isle,

that

from

the

fairest

of

all

flowers,
dost

Thy
How

gentlest
memories

of

all

gentle
of

names

take

many
At

what

radiant

hours

sight

of

thee

and

thine

at

once

awake

How

many How

scenes

of

what

departed
of

bliss

many

thoughts
visions
of

what

entombed

hopes!
is

How

many No

maiden

that

more
"

no

more

upon

thy
sad

verdant

slopes

No

mo7'"

alas,

that

magical

sound

Transforming

all!

Thy

charm

shall

please

110

7no7'e
"

Thy

memory

no

more

Accursed

ground

Henceforth

hold

thy
!

flower-enamelled

shore,

hyacinthine
' '

isle

purple
di

Zante

I sola

d'oro

Fior

Levante

"

THE

CITY

IN

THE

SEA.

Lo In

Death

has

reared

himself

throne

strange
down

city lying
within
the and

alone
dim the

Far Where

West,
bad and

the
and

good
the
to

the

worst

best,
their
eternal
rest.

Have Their

gone

shrines

and
towers

palaces
that
that is

and

towers not !

(Time-eaten
Resemble

tremble
ours.

nothing by

Around,

lifting

winds
the

forgot,
sky

Resignedly
The

beneath
waters

melancholy

lie.

No On

rays
the But

from

the

holy

heaven
of

come

down
;

long light
up

night-time
from
the
out turrets

that
lurid

town
sea

the

Streams

silently
far

"

Gleams

up
"

the up

pinnacles
spires
"

and

free
"

Up
Up Up
Of

domes

up

kingly
walls
"

halls
"

fanes"

up

Babylon-like long-forgotten ivy


and
stone

shadowy

bowers flowers
"

sculptured

58
Up
The

THE

CITY

IN

THE

SEA.

many

and
wreathed

many

marvellous
intertwine the

shrine

Whose

friezes

viol, the

violet, and

vine.

Resignedly
The So That blend all

beneath

the

sky
lie. shadows
in

melancholy
the
seem
a

waters turrets

and

there

pendulous proud
tower

air.
town

While Death

from
looks

in the

gigantically down.

There
Yawn
But In

open
level
not

fanes with the

and the

gaping
luminous there that eye
"

graves
waves

riches

lie

each the

idol's

diamond

Not

gaily-jewelled dead
the
waters

Tempt
For
no

from

their

bed

ripples curl,
that

alas !
of

Along
No

wilderness
tell that

glass
may
sea
"

"

swellings
some

winds

be

Upon
No On

far-off
hint

happier
that

heavings
seas

winds
serene.

have

been

less

hideously

But The As In

lo,
wave

stir is in the
"

air !
movement

there
towers

is

there

if the

had

thrust the dull

aside,
tide
"

slightlysinking,

THE

CITY

IN

THE

SEA.

59

As A

if

their within

tops

had the have

feebly filmy
now
a

given

void

Heaven. redder faint

The

waves

glow
and

"

The And

hours

are

breathing
no

low"

when, Down,
down

amid

earthly
town

moans,

that from

shall

settle

hence,

Hell,
Shall

rising
do
it

thousand

thrones,

reverence.

TO

ONE

IN

PARADISE.

Thou
For A green A All

wast

all my
in

that
soul the
a

to

me,

love.

which
isle

did
sea,

pine"
love,

fountain
wreathed

and

shrine,

with the flowers

fairy
were

fruits

and

flowers,

And

all

mine.

Ah, Ah,
But
A

dream

too

bright Hope
! ! out

to

last didst

starry
to

that

arise

be

overcast

voice
!
on

from
"
"

the
the

Future
Past

cries.

On

but

o'er

(Dim
Mute,

gulf

!) my

spirit hovering aghast!

lies

motionless,

For,
The

alas

! alas

! with

me

light
more
"

of
no

Life
more

is

o'er
no

No

"

more

"

(Such
To

language
the sands

holds upon

the the

solemn

sea

shore)
tree,
!

Shall Or

bloom the

the stricken

thunder-blasted

eagle

soar

TO

ONE

IN

PARADISE.

And

all And

my all my

days

are

trances,
dreams

nightly
dark

Are And
In

where where

thy

eye

glances, gleams
"

thy

footstep
dances,
streams.

what

ethereal

By

what

eternal

EULALIE.

DWELT

alone of
a

In And Till the my fair

world
was

moan,

soul

stagnant
Eulalie

tide,
became

and

gentle
"

my

ing blush-

bride Till the

yellow-haired

young

Eulalie

became

my

smiling

bride.

Ah,
The Than the And That With Can vie the with

less"
stars

less of of

bright
the

night
radiant

eyes
never

the
a

girl

flake
can

the

vapor of modest

make and
s

moon-tints the
curl
"

purple
Eulalie'

pearl,
most
garded unre-

Can

compare humble and

with

the

bright-eyed
curl.

Eulalie'

most

careless

Now Come
For

Doubt
"

now

Pain

never

again.
me

her

soul

gives

sigh

for

sigh.

EULALIE.

63

And

all

day
bright
the

long
and

Shines,
Astarte While within
to

strong,

sky,
dear
Eulalie

ever

her

upturns

her

matron

eye
to

"

While

ever

her

young

Eulalie

upturns

her

violet

eye.

TO

5.

D.

Thou

wouldst

be

loved?
"

then

let

thy

heart

From

its

present

pathway

part

not

Being

everything

which
now

thou

art,

Be

nothing

which

thou

art

not.

So

with

the

world

thy

gentle

ways,

Thy
grace,

thy

than
more

beauty.

Shall

be
an

endless

theme

of

praise,

And

love
a
"

simple

duty.

TO

F
.

Beloved

amid

the

earnest

woes

That

crowd

around

my
!

earthly

path
"

(Drear
Not

path,

alas

where

grows

even

one

lonely
at

rose)
"

My
In

soul

least

solace

hath

dreams

of

thee,

and

therein

knows

An

Eden

of

bland

repose.

And

thus

thy

memory enchanted

is

to

me

Like

some

far-off

isle

In

some

tumultuous

sea
"

Some

ocean

throbbing
storms"

far

and

free

With

but

where

meanwhile

Serenest

skies

continually bright
island smile.

Just

o'er

that

one

SONNET:

SILENCE.

There

are

some

qualities
"

some

incorporate

things,
That A have
of that
a

double twin and

life,

which which evinced

thus

is

made

type
From

entity light,

springs
in solid and

matter

shade. There is twofold


soul.

Silence
"

sea

and

shore
"

Body Newly

and with

One

dwells

in

lonely
some

places,
solemn

grass

o'ergrown;

graces, Some
Render human memories and

tearful name's dread


in

lore,
"

him
is

terrorless:

his Silence:

No

More."
not!

He

the

corporate
hath he

him

No

power should

of

evil fate

himself

But

some

urgent
to meet

(untimely
(nameless
where

lot

!) elf.

Bring
That

thee haunteth

his

shadow

the

lone

regions

hath

trod
!

No

foot

of

man),

commend

thyself

to

God

THE

CONQUEROR

WORM.

Lo!

'tis

gala
the

night
latter years
!

Within
An In

lonesome

angel
veils,
in A
a

throng,
and

bewinged,
drowned
to
see

bedight
tears,

in

Sit

theatre,
of

play
the

hopes

and

fears,
breathes

While The

orchestra
of the

fitfully

music

spheres.

Mimes,
Mutter

in

the and

form mumble

of

God

on

high,

low.

And
Mere

hither

and

thither

fly
who

"

puppets
of
vast

they,

come

and

go

At

bidding
That shift

formless scenery
to

things
and

the

fro.

Flapping
Invisible

from Wo

out !

their

Condor

wings

That
It With

motley
shall
not

dramabe

oh,

be
!

sure

forgot
chased

its
a

Phantom that

for it

evermore

By

crowd

seize

not,

6S

THE

CONQUEROR

WORM.

Through
To the much And

circle

that

ever

returneth

in

self-same of

spot,
and of the
more

And

Madness,
the
soul

of

Sin,

Horror

plot.

But
A

see,

amid

the

mimic intrude that


! !
"

rout !

crawling

shape thing
solitude

blood-red The
scenic

writhes

from

out

It

writhes The

!
"

it writhes become
sob

with

mortal

pangs

mimes
the

its
at

food,

And In

seraphs
gore

vermin

fangs

human

imbued.

Out
"

out
over

are

the
each
a

lights

out
"

all

And,
The

quivering
funeral with
all the

form,

curtain,
Comes down

pall.
rush
and

of

storm

And

the

angels,

palhd

wan.

Uprising,
That And
the

unveiling, play
hero is the the

affirm

tragedy

"

Man,"
Worm.

its

Conqueror

THE

HAUNTED

PALACE.

In

the

greenest

of

our

valleys

By
Once

good
a

angels
and

tenanted,

fair

stately
reared
"

palace
its

"

Radiant In the It

palace
monarch there

head.
"

Thought's
!

dominion

stood

Never Over

seraph
fabric

spread
half
so

pinion
!

fair

Banners On
its

yellow,
roof did
"

glorious, golden,
float
was

and

flow,
olden

(This
Time

all
"

this

in
;

the

long
every

ago)

And
In

gentle
sweet

air

that

dallied.

that the

day,
plumed
went

Along
A

ramparts
odour

and

pallid,

winged

away.
in

Wanderers

happy
two

that

valley,
windows,
saw

Through

luminous

Spirits moving
To
a

musically,
well-tuned
a

lute's about

law, where,

Round

throne

sitting

(Porphyrogene
In
state

!)
well
realm

his
ruler

glory
of
the

befitting,
was seen.

The

70

THE

HA

UNTED

PAEACE.

And
Was

all with the

pearl

and

ruby glowing

fair

palace door,
came

Through

which
"

flowing, flowing,

flowing,
And

sparkling
of but

evermore,

troop
Was

Echoes,
to

whose

sweet

duty

sing,
of their

In

voices The

of

surpassing beauty.
wisdom

wit

and

king.

But

evil

things,
toe
us mourn

in

robes

of sorrow.

Assailed

monarch's
!
"

high
never

estate.

(Ah,

let

for
him

morrow*

Shall

dawn

upon
about

desolate
the

I)

And

round

his and

home

glory

That Is but
a

blushed

bloom.ed, stoiy

dim-remembered
old time

Of

the

entombed.

And

travellers,

now,

within

that

valley,
see

Through
Vast To

the that

red-litten
move

windows

forms,
a

fantastically

discordant
I'ke
a

melody,
pale
door
out
no

While,

ghastly rapid river.


forever,
more.

Through
A hideous And

the

throng
"

rush smile

laugh
1. sorroiv,

but

V.

an

obvious

misprint.

POLITIAN.

FROM
"

SCENES

SCENES

FROM

^^POLITIANr'

AN

UNPUBLISHED

DRAMA.

I.

ROME.

"

Hall

in

Palace.

Alessandra

aftd

Castiglione.

Alessandra. Castiglione.

Thou

art
not

sad.
I.

Castiglione.

Sad!

"

Oh,
A few

I'm

the

happiest,
more,

happiest
knowest,

man

in my

Rome Alessandra.

'.

days
make

thon mine. thou

Will

thee Methinks

Oh,
hast

am

very
a

happy!
way
of

Aless.

singular

showing

Thy
Why
Cas.
I A
was

happiness!
didst Did
not

what
"

ails
so

thee,

cousin

of

mine?

thou I

sigh sigh?

deeply?

conscious
a

of

it.

It

is

fashion,

silly

most

"

silly

fashion
Did

have

When

am

very

happy.

sigh?

{Sighing.)

74
Aless.

SCENES

FROM

'TOLITIANr

Thou

didst.

Thou

art

not

well.

Thou

hast Too Late Will much hours


ruin

indulged
of

late, and wine,


"

am

vexed
"

to

see

it.

and thee!
are

Castiglione,
art
"

these
"

thou

already

altered
so wears

Thy
The

looks

haggard
as

nothing
hours
and fair
"

away

constitution

late

wine.
cousin,

Cas.
"

(iinising.) Nothing,
not
even

nothing

deep
like evil

sorrow

Wears I will

it away

hours

and

wine.

amend. Do

Aless.

it.

I would
too
"

have

thee

drop
low born

Thy
And

riotous

company,
like with

fellows

111 suit

the

old husband. them.


"

Di

Broglio's heir

Alessandra's
1 will

Cas. Ai.Ess.

drop

Thou
more

wilt

thou

must.

Attend

thou

also To For

thy

dress

and

equipage
and

"

they
"

are

over

plain

thy lofty rank


appearances.
I'll
see

fashion

much

depends

Upon
Cas.

to

it.
see

Aless.
sir.

Then

to

it!

"

pay

more

attention,

To In

becoming
Much,

carriage
much,

"

much

thou

wantest

dignity.
Cas,

oh, much

I want

In

proper Aless. Cas.

dignity. {hatightily.) {abstractedly.)

Thou

mockest

me.

Sir!

Sweet,

gentle Lalage!

SCI^XES

FROM

''POLITIANr

75

Aless.
I

Heard
to

I he

aright?
speaks
Jicr of //and

speak

him

"

Lalage
on

Sir

Count!

{places
art

his

shoidder)
not

what
What

thou
sir?

dreaming?

He's

well!

ails thee,

Cas.
I
crave

{starling. ) Cousin

! fair coasin

!
"

madam

thy pardon
hand from air is most

"

indeed

am

not

well

Your This

off my

shoulder,
!
"

if you
"

please.
the
Duke
'

oppressive

Madam

Enter

Di

Broglio.

Di

Broglio.

My
the

son,

I've

news

for thee!

"

hey?
Ales-

"what's
sand

matter!

{observin.g
! kiss

ra.)
Kiss make

the

pouts!

her, Castiglione
it up, both. I say,

her,
!

You I've

dog
news

! and

this is

minute

for in Rome him

you
"

Politian

expected
his

Hourly
We'll
To

Politian, Earl
the

of Leicester! 'Tis

have

at

wedding.

first visit

the
Aless.

imperial city.
What!

PoUtian
of Leicester?
same,

Of

Britain, Earl
Di Brog. The him but

my

love.
A
man

We'll
In But

have

at the

wedding.
of

quite young
not
seen

years,
rumor

grey

in fame. of him
as

I have
a

him.

speaks
in

prodigy
wealth,
at the

Pre-eminent

arts, and We'll heard

arms,

and him

And

high

descent. I have

have much

wedding.

Aless.

of this

Politian.

76
Gay,
And
Di

SCENES

FROM

''PO

LIT

I AN."

volatile little Brog.

is he giddy given to thinking.


"

and

not?

Far

from

it, love.
of all

No So

branch,

they
few
'Tis

say,
he
are

philosophy
mastered it.

deep
Aless.

abstruse
as

has

not

Learned

learned.

very
men

strange
have
seen

I have

known

Politian

And
As

sought
of
one

his

company.
entered

They madly
into
to

speak
life,
the
seen nor

of him

who the

Drinking
Cas. And He From Di Let
us

cup

of

pleasure

dregs.
Politian mirthful
he.

Ridiculous
him

! Now

/ have
learned
man

know
is
a

well

"

nor
a

dreamer,

and

shut

out

common

passions.
Children,
forth
and Did
we

Brog. go

disagree.
the

taste

fragrant
or

air
I hear

Of

the

garden.
was
a

I dream, man?

did

Politian

melaticholy

{Exeunt.)

II. ROME. A with Lady s apartment, a looking into garden.


inour some

"

window

opeji and in deep


ivhich In the

Lalage,
table
on

fling, reading
books
and
a

at

lie

/iand-?nirror.

leans Lal.

background Jacinta {aservafit carelessly upon a chair.


is it thou?

maid)

Jacmta!

SCENES

FROM

''POLITIANr

77

J AC.
Lal.

{Pertly). Yes, ma'am,


I did
not

I'm

here.
were

know,

Jacinta. you
presence
most

in waiting.

Sit down
Sit down

!
"

let not for I


am

my

trouble

you

"

!
"

humble,
time.

humble.

Jac. {aside).

'Tis

ner herself 171 a sidelong man(Jacinta seats upon the chair, resti?ig her elbows tress ttpoftthe back, and regarding her miswith look. Lalage a contemptuous continues to read.)

Lal. "Bore
a

"

It in another

climate,

so

he
not

said,
i'this

bright golden flower, but leaves, over some {Pauses, turns lingering
shower
"

soil !

"

and
nor

restimes.)
snow,
nor

"No

winters

there,

"

But

Ocean

ever

to

refresh

mankind
western

"

Breathes

the
!
"

shrill
most

spiritof the
beautiful soul
!
"

wind."
like
.

Oh,
To O

beautiful what my

how

fevered

doth

dream died!
"

of

Heaven maiden

happy
still

land!

{Pauses.) She
maiden who

the

died! O
more

happy

couldst

die !

Jacinta ! jw (Jacinta returns answer, presently resumes.) tale a simiar Again!


"

and

Lalage

Told
Thus

of

beauteous
one

dame

beyond
in

the
the

sea

speaketh

Ferdinand

words

of the

play"

78
' '

SCENES

FROM

''POLITIAN."

She

died

full young
not
so
"

"
"

one

Bossola

answers

him"

"

I think

her

"Seemed

to have

infelicity too many" years


answer.) story
"

"

Ah,

luckless

lady Jacinta
But
Of A She Lean With
!

"

{Still no
Here's
a

far

sterner

despair that Egyptian queen, winning so easily thousand hearts losing at length her own.
" " "

like

oh, very

like in its

died.
o .-er

Thus her

endeth and
"

the
"

weep

history andhermaids two gentle maids


"

gentle
and

names

Eiros
!
"

and

Charmion

Rainbow

Dove

Jacinta !
so

is it? what {pettishly).Madam, Lal. Wilt thou, my good Jacinta, be As in the library and bring me go down The Holy Evangelists?

J AC.

kind

J AC.
Lal. For Dew Will the

Pshaw!
If there wounded be

{Exit.)
balm Gilead
it is there trouble far
on

in spirit

in the there

night
be found like

time
"
"

of my

bitter
sweeter

dew of

than

that hill."

Which

hangs

chains

pearl
and

Hermon
a

{Re-enter Jacinta
on

throws

volinne

the

table. )
's the book. Indeed

Jac. There,
very Lal.

ma'am,

she

is

troublesome. What didst

{Aside.)
thou

{astonished).
Have
thee
to

say,

cinta? Ja-

I done
vex

aught
thee?
"

To

grieve

or

am

sorry.

SCENES

FROM

''POLJTIANr

79

For

thou

hast

served and

me

long

and

ever

been

Trustworthy
Jac.
She
has I can't

respectful. {Resumes
her

reading.')

believe

any

more

jewels
didst thou

"

no

"

no

"

sliegavemeall.
{Aside.)
Now
think I be-

Lal.

What
me,

say,

Jacinta?

Thou How
Can Thou

hast fares
I do

not

spoken lately of thy wedding. Ugo?


" "

good aught?

and
no

when

is it to be? aid

is there

further

Jacinta? Jac. Is there no further aid for me. That's meant {Aside.)
you Be need
not

needest,

I'm

sure,

madam,

always throwing
Lal.

those
"

jewels

in

my

teeth.

Jewels! Jacinta, now I thought not of the jewels. Jac. Oh ! perhaps not ! I might have But then sworn
There's For

indeed, Jacinta,

it.

After

all.

Ugo
sure

says the

the
Count
a

ring

he's

only paste. Castiglione never


diamond
to

is

Would

have you;

given
best for I'm

real

such

as

And

at

the
use

certain, madam,
Jiozv.

you
I

cannot

Have

jewels
bursts

But

might
leans
a

have

sworn

it. into the

{Exit.)
tears,
table
"

(Lalage
head

and

her

upon
raises

after

short

pause

it.)

8o

SCENES

FROM

''POLITIANr

Lal.

Poor
servant

Lalage
maid!
"

!
"

and

is it

come

to
"

this? 'tis but


a

Thy
Whom

but

courage!

viper thou soul


! at

hast

cherished

to

sting thee up the


much
a

to

the

( Taking
least's
"

inirro7\

Ha!
In

here earlier

friend

"

too

friend thee.

days
and

friend
now
"

will

not
me

deceive

Fair A

mirror
"

true!

tell heed
It and
"

(forthou
not
me.

canst)

tale

pretty

tale

and
wo.

thou
answers

Though
It And

it be

rife wnth sunken

speaks of Beauty
and

eyes, deceased

waisted remembers

cheeks,
me

long
"

Of

joy departed
sad,
and of

Hope,
!
"

the
now,

Seraph
in
a

Hope,
tone

Inurned

entombed

Low,

solemn,
grave

but

most

audible.
thou

Whispers
For

early
maid.

untimely yawning
mirror
and
true!
"

ruined

Fair

liest not! Thou


nast
no

end

to

gain
said
"

"

no

heart

to

break

"

Castiglione lied who


Thou
true
"

he

loved

"

he

false ! she
and

false !--false

( While

apart
Monk.

?nent

her enters speaks a Dwnk approaches iiiiobserved.)

Refuge daughter! things


!

thou
in

hast,
Heaven.

Sweet

Think

of

eternal

Give
Lal.

up

thy

soul

to

penitence,
with

and

pray

{arising hurriedly).
soul is at
war

I cannot
!

pray

!
"

My

God

The

frightful sounds

of merriment

below

SCENES

FROM

''POLITIANr

8i

Disturb
The
sweet

my

senses

"

go the

! I cannot

pray

"

airs

from

garden
me
"

worry
!
"

me

Thy
Fills With

presence

grieves
dread and
awe

go

ment thy priestlyrai-

me

with

"

thy ebony
!

crucifix

horror

Monk.
Lal.

Think Think

of
of

thy precious
my

soul
"

early days?
! think
ran

think

(jf my

father And And Think And And mother the in Heaven that

of

our

quiet home,
door
! i

rivulet

before
!
"

the

of my think

little sisters of me!


" "

think

of them

think
vows

of my
"

trusting
ruin
"

love
"

confidence
my

his

my
!
was

think
!

think

Of
Yet

unspeakable
stay
!

misery
!
"

begone
it thou

3^et stay

what

saidst

of

prayer
And And

penitence?
vows

Didst the

thoti not throne?

speak

of faith

before
I did. 'Tis well.

Monk. Lal.

There
A A

is

vow

were

fittingshould
and

be

made

"

sacred
solemn

vow,
vow

imperative,
!

urgent,
is well
!

Monk. Lal. Hast A

Daughter,
Father,
crucifix

this zeal
is

this zeal

thou

crucifix

whereon
vow?

This Not

sacred
that
!
"

anything but fit for this thing ? to register her {He hands
no

w^ell !

his owtt.)

Oh

no

!
"

!
"

no

{Shudderi?ig )

82

SCENES

EROM

''POLITIANr

Not

that!

Not

that!" and I have

I tell thee,
cross

holy

man.

Thy
Stand

raiments
back!

thy ebony
a

affright me
"

myself, Methinks crucifix! / have 'twere a fitting the symbol of the deed The the vow deed the deed's And register should tally,father! cross-handled a {Draws dagger and
" "

crucifix

"

ra/ses

it

on

high.)
wherewith
!
are a

Behold

the

cross

vow

like mine

Is written

in

heaven words

Monk.
And Thine Pause Swear

Thy
a

madness,
"

daughter,
livid
"

speak
eyes
ere

purpose wild
late !
" "

unholy
tempt oh, be oh,
swear

thy lips are


the
"

are

not

wrath
not

divine!
!

too

not

be

rash

not

the

oath

"

it not

Lal.

'Tis sworn!

III.

An

apartment

in

palace.
DAZZAR.

Politian

and

Bal

Baldazzar,
Thou
must not unto
"

Arouse nay
these

thee

now,

Politian thou

indeed,
humors.

indeed,
Be

shalt

not

Give Shake And

way

thyself !
thee.

off the

idle fancies
now

that
!

beset

live, for

thou
so,

diest

Politian.

Not

Baldazzar

Surely

I live.

SCENES

FROM

''POLITIANr

'^2,

Bal. To
see

Politian, it doth
thee thus. it doth

grieve

me

Pol. To

Baldazzar,
thee
me,
cause

grieve

me

give
do?

for

grief, my
wouldst

honored
thou

friend. have
me

Command

sir!

what

At

thy

behest
from

I will

shake

off that
I did milk

nature

Which Which
And be

my my
more

forefathers mother's

inherit, imbibe,
other.

with
no

I did
some

Politian, but
sir !

Command
Bal. To the Pol. There There There Bal. I heard And is is is To

me,

the
or

field then" the field.

to

the

field-

senate

Alas!
an
an

alas!

imp imp
what

would
hath

follow
followed
was

me me

even even

there there

voice
it not.

that?

I heard
not

any

voice

except thine
own.

own,

the

echo
Then

of thine I but
not court

Pol.
Bal.
"

dreamed.

Give
the
"

thy
awaits

soul

to

dreams:

the

camp

Befit And In And

thee
her

Fame

thee

"

Glory
thou

calls
not

"

the

trumpet-tongued
to

wilt

hear

hearkening phantom
It is
a

imaginary

sounds

voices.

Pol Didst
Bal.

phantom
hear it not.

voice ?

thou

not

it then

I heard

84
Pol.
no

SCENES

FROM

''POLITIANr

Thou
more

heardst

it not!

Baldazzar,

speak

To
Oh

me,

Politian,
am

of

thy

camps
even

and
unto

courts.

! I

sick, sick, sick,


and

death.

Of
Of We And
For

the the

hollow

high-sounding
Earth
! Bear
"

vanities
me

populous
been
are

with

yet

awhile
"

have
now

boys together
friends
"

school
not

fellows
be
so

yet shall
thou shalt
a

long

"

in the kind

eternal

city

dome Power
"

A A

and

gentle office, and benignant,


thee

Power then

august,
absolve
friend.

and

supreme

"

Shall Unto
Bal. I will Pol.

of all further

duties

thy
not

Thou

speakest
Fate

fearful

riddle

understand.
Yet
now as

Approaches,
The And

and of
me,

the
are

Hours

are

breathing low,
to

sands
dazzle

time

changed

golden
alas'

grains.

Baldazzar.

Alas! my

I cannot

die, having
a

within the

heart

So As

keen hath

relish

for

beautiful it.
wont

been
now

kindled

within it
was

Methinks
to

the

air

Is balmer

than
are

be

"

Rich
A And
rarer

melodies

floating in
bedecks
lustre
"

the

winds
"

"

loveliness with
in
a

the the

earth

holier

quiet

moon

Sitteth
Thou Bal.

Heaven.
not

Hist!

hist!

thou
?

canst

not

say

hearest Indeed

now,

Baldazzar
not.

I hear

SCENES

FROM

'^POLITIANr

85
listen!

Pol.

Not faintest

hear sound
sweetest !
"

it!

"

listen

now

"

"

the

And A

yet

the

that
sorrow
me

ear

ever

heard
tone

! !

lady's voice
!
"

and

in like

the
a

Baldazzar,

it oppresses

spell !

Again
Into

again
heart

!
"

how

solemnly
! that

it falls

my
I

of hearts
heard
"

eloquent voice
were

Surely
Had In

never

yet it
its

well

I /;/// heard

it with

thrilling tones

days! ^earlier
Bal. I
"

myself
the
from

hear

it

now.

Be

still!

voice, if I mistake

not

greatly,
you
it

Proceeds

yonder
unto

lattice the

"

which
"

may

see

Very
Does The The Is As His
even

plainly through
it not? this

window

belongs.

palace of
and

the

Duke.

singer is undoubtedly
roof of his
that

beneath
"

Excellency
of

perhaps
he

Alessandra

of whom

spoke

the
son

betrothed and Be heir. still !


"

Castiglione, again
!

Pol.

it

comes

Voice

{very faintly).
"And As Who In is for

thy

heart
me

so

strong thus,

to

leave loved
and
wo

have wealth
is for

thee

so

long

among?
so

And
As

thy
to

heart
me

strong
thus
? !
"

leave
"

Say nay

say

nay

86

SCENES

FROM

''POLITIANr

Bal. it In

The

song

is

English,

and

I oft have

heard

merry
! hist

England
! it
comes

"

never

so

plaintively
"

Hist

again
"Is
me

Voicp:

{more
As Wh In And As

loudly).
0

it

so

strong

for to leave have


loved

thus,
thee
so

long
?

wealth is
for

and

wo

among
so

thy
to

heart
me
"

strong
thus
? !
"

leave nay and still.

Say
Bal. Pol.
Bal. Pol. Bal. 'Tis All Let hushed
is not
us

say

nay

all is still !

go

down.

Go
The awaits

down,
hour
us,
"

Baldazzar,
is

go!
late
"

growing
in the

the

Duke

Thy
Below.

presence

is

expected

hall

What

ails thee, Earl

Politian?

Voice
"

{(Ustmctly).
Who In And

have
wealth is

loved
and
wo

thee

so

long.
! ?

among
so

thy

heart

strong
nay
"

Say
Bal. These Your L'nto Pol. Let
us

say

nay

"

descend!
to

"

'tis time.

Politian, give
pray.

fancies

the

wind.

Remember,
much thee! and Lead

bearing lately savored


the Duke. Arouse
? I

of rudeness remember!
on

Remember

do.

do

member. re-

{Goi)ig.)

SCENES

FROM

^^POLITIANr

87
give,
earldom
"

Let

lis

descend. would upon


upon that Let
me me

Believe

me

I would lands

Freely
To "To look

give
the

the

broad

of my

face

hidden

by

yon

lattice hear

gaze
more

that

veiled

face, and

Once
Bal. Descend Let
us

silent

tongue."
you,

beg
"

sir,
may be

with
go

the

Duke you.

offended.

down,

I pray

Voice Pol.
"

{loudly). Say
{aside).
'Tis the

nay

! say
"

nay

strange!
voice and

'tis very

strange

methought
in with
mv

Chimed

desires

bade

me

stay!
window

{Approaching
Sweet Now voice be this
! I heed

the

thee, and

will
or

surely stay.
be it Fate,

Fancy, by Heaven,
descend.
the Duke for

Still will

I not
unto

Baldazzar,
me;

make

Apology
I go
not

down
Your

to-night.

Bal.

Shall
Pol.

be

lordship'spleasure attended to. Good-night, Politian. Good-night, my friend, good-night.

IV.

TJie

gardens

of

palace

"

moonlight.

Lalage

and
Lalage. To
?ne,

Politian.

And Politian?
"

dost

thou
thou

speak speak

of love of love

dost

SS

SCENES

FROM

''POLITIANr

To This

Lalage?
PoLiTiAN. bitter

"

ah,

wo

"

ah,
cruel
not!

wo

is nie!
most

mockery

is mo.^t

"

cruel
not

indeed thus!
"

Weep
tears
me.

oh,

sob

thy

Will

madden comforted

Oh,
I know
"

mourn

not, Lalage
it
at

"

Be
And And Thou

I know Look
turn

all,
me,

still I

speak

of love.
"

brightest
eyes!
I have

beautiful
askest
me

Lalage!
I

here of

thine

if I could

speak
and

love,
what

Knowing
seen.

what

know,

seeing
I
answer

Thou Thus

askest
on

me

that

"

and knee I

thus
answer

thee

"

my

bended

thee.

{Knccliiii^' )
Sweet
Thro' Not

Lalage, good
mother,
with
God's and

I hn"e ill
"

thee thro'

"

love
and
on

thee
wo

"

hwe / love

thee;
thee.

weal

with

her

first-born

her

knee,

Thrills Not
on

intenser

love

than time

I for
or

thee.

altar, in any
a

clime,
now

Burned

there my

holier

fire than thee. And

burneth do

Within

spiritfor
thy
woes

I love?

{Arisnig.')
Even

for

I love

"

even

for

thy

woes

"

Thy
Thou

beauty
Alas dost in and the

and
!

thy

woes.

Lal.

proud Earl, forget thyself, remembering


halls, among
of abide? memor}^
"

me

How,
Pure Could

th}^father's
dishonored

the

maidens

reproachless
with

thy princely line,

Lalage
a

Thy

wife, and

tainted

SCENES

FROM

''POLITIANr

89
would
it

^ly
With And

seared
the

and

blighted
honors

name,

how

tally

ancestral

of

thy house, glo-y


!

with
Pol.

thy glory? Speak


not to
me

of

I hate The

"

I loathe

the

name

; I do

abhor

unsatisfactory
thou
I not
not

and

ideal

thing.
beautiful

Art
Do

Lalage,
"

and

I Politian?
not
"

love

art

thou

"What

need
not

we

more?

Ha!

glory!

"

now

speak

of it:
most

By By By
Than And What That Into

all I hold all my all I is


m

sacred
now
"

and

most

solemn

"

wishes
scorn
no on

my
and

fears

hereafter iri heaven

"

earth I would
to

hope
more

"

There

deed
cause

in, glor}'this What


same

thy

scoff foot.

at

glory
it
"

trample
matters
we

it under

matters

it, my
down
"

fairest, and
and

my

best,

go dust

unhonored
we

forgotten
and

the

so

descend
and then

together.
"

Descend

together
"

"

then

chance per-

Lal. Pol. Arise


The And Lal. Pol. Lal.

Why
And

dost then

thou

pause,

Politian?

perchance
and
roam

together, Lalage,
starry
still" and

quiet dwellmgs
dost thou

of

the

blest,

Why
And

pause,

Politian?

still Earl

to^
of Leicester

Now,

90

SCENES

FROM

''POLlTIANr

Thou

lovest

me,

and
me

in my

heart

of hearts

I feel thru Pol.

lovest

truly.
!

Oh,

Lalage
thou

{TJu-owing hunself upon


And
lovest Hist
nie

his

knee.)

?
! within

Lal.

! hush

the
a

gloom
"

Of
A

yonder trees methought spectral figure, solemn,


"

figure past
slow,

and

and

less noise-

Like

the

grim

shidow

Conscience,
aci'oss a

solemn
re/

and

noiseless. I
was

( Walks
"

and

urns.)

mistaken

'twas

but

giant bough
Politian
! ! art

Stirred Pol.

by the autumn My Lalage


moved? dost thou
turn

wind.
"

my

love

Why
Not

thou

Why
Far

so

pale ?
thou

Conscience'

self,
less
a

shadow
the

which
firm

likenest But
^

to

it,
the

Should

shake wind

spirit thus.

night

Is

chilly
"

and

these all

Throw Lal.

over

melancholy boughs things a gloom.


me

Pol.tian!

Thou

speakest
land

to

of

love.

Knowest

thou

the

With

which
found
"

all

tongues

are

busy

"

land

new

Miraculously
A A thousand

found

by

one

of Genoa the

"

leagues within
of

golden

west

fairy land

flowers, and

fruit, and

sunshine,

SCENES

FROM

'

'POLITIANr

And
And

crystal lakes,
mountains,
the

and

over-arching forests,
whose

around

towering
flow which

summits

winds
untrammelled
"

Of

Heaven
breathe

air

to

Is In

Happiness days
Pol.
to

now,
are

and
to

will

be

freedom

hereafter

that

come?
"

Oh,
that

wilt Paradise

thou
"

wilt

thou

Fly

my
?

Lalage,
There

wilt

thou be gotten for-

Fly
And And For No

thither

with

me

Care

shall

Sorrow
life shall

shall then

be

no

more,

and
for

Eros

be

all.

be

mine,
eyes
but
"

I will live thou shalt be

thee, and
more
a

in thine
"

and

mourner

the the

radiant

Shall Attend And

wait thee

upon
ever;

thee, and
and
and

Joys angel Hope


to

I will

kneel my

thee

worship thee,
own,

call thee my
"

beloved.

My My Fly

my
"

beautiful,

love, my

wife.

all ; thither

oh, wilt thou


with
deed lives he
me

wilt

thou, Lalage,

Lal.

is to
!

be

done

"

Castiglione
Pol.

And

shall

die! And
"

{Exit.)
he
"

Lal.

{after a pause).
alas
!

shall

"

die!

Castiglione
Where Thou
am

die ! I ?
"

Who
was
"

spoke
it he
art

the

words
?
"

what
gone
not

said
not

Politian
Politian look.

! !

art

not art

thou
"

gone,
not

If

eel thou

gone

yet

dare

92

SCENES

FROM

''POLITIANr

Lest Wilh

I behold those let


me

thee

not

"

thou

couldst
"

not

go
to
me

words
hear
art

upon

thy lips Oh, speak


voice
" "

And
To To

thy
not

one one

word

"

one

word,
hate

say say

thou

gone

little sentence, how thou

how

thou

dost

scorn

"

dost

My
Oh,
1

womanly
gone
"

weakness.

Ha!

ha!

thou

"?;-/ not

speak
not

to

me!

I kneia

thou

wouldst

not

go!
durst

knew

thou go.

wouldst

not,

couldst

not,

Villain,
And thus

thou

art

not

gone
"

"

thou
!

mockest He
is

me!

I clutch
"

thee

thus

gone,

he

is gone Gone
"

gone.

Where

am

I ?

'tis well

"

'tis very

well
So that the

blade 'tis very

be

keen
"

"

the

blow
alas!

be

sure,

'Tis

well,

well

alas!

V.

TJie suburbs.

Politian

alone.

PoLiTiAN.

This

weakness

grows

upon

me.

am

faint.
And
To much die
ere

I fear
I have

me

ill
" "

it will not

do

lived!
!
"

Stay

"

stay thy hand,


of the

O
Of

Azrael, yet awhile


Darkness and
! let

Prince

Powers
me

the
me

Tomb,
not

Oh, pity
now.

Oh,

pity

me

perish

SCE.VES

FROM

''POLITIANr

9."

In

the
me

budding
to

of my

Paradisal

Hope

Give
'Tis

live pray but

yet
for
to

"

yet
life
" "

little while:
so

I who

I who

late
the Count?

Demanded

die

what

sayeth

E7it"r

Baldazzar.

Baldazzar.
or

That,
of feud the Earl

knowing
and

no

cause

of

quarrel

Between
He doth Pol. What

Politian
your cartel. thou it you

himself,

decline

What
answer

didst
was

say

?
me,

brought
the
a

go

dazzar Bal-

With Laden
Ox
one

what

excessive

fragrance
bowers
!
"

zephyr day.
the
aware

comes

from
more

yonder worthy
eyes
have

fairer

Italy, methinks
seen

No

mortal Bal.

!
"

What
not
cause

said

Count!

That

he, Castiglione,

being
and

Of
Of

any

feud

existing,
between the

or

any

quarrel
Pol.

your

lordship

himself,

Cannot

accept
is very
saw

challenge.
true
"

It is most

All
When

this

true.
now,

When

saw

you,
in the
so

sir.

you, Britain
so

Baldazzar,
we

frigid

Ungenial
A heaven
the No From

which
as

left
so

lately,
free
he did ?

calm

this

"

utterly
?
"

evil taint
more,

of clouds

And

say

Bal.

my

lord,

than

I have

told

you,

94
The

SCENES

FROM

''POLITIANr

Count
no

Castiglione will
cause

not

fight,

Having
Pol. All And A very

for

quarrel.
"

Now
true.

this is true
Thou
art

my
it
"

friend, Baldazzar
thou'lt
go back of I do
me

I have

not

forgotten
; wilt

piece
him

of service
man,
a

thou

and

say

Unto Kold

this

that
?
"

I, the
thus

Earl

Leicester,

villain
"

much,

prythee,

say

Unto
He

the should

Count
have

it is
cause

exceeding
for

just

quarrel.
!

Bal. Pol.

My lord ! {aside).
"

my 'Tis

friend he
"

he

comes

himself!

{A loud.)
I know

Thou

reasonest

well.
"

what
"

thou

wouldst

say

not

send

the

sage mes-

Well
Now With

!"

I will think leave

of it"
me
"

I will not hither does

send
come

it.
a

prythee,
whom

person

affairs

of

most

private
meet,

nature

I would Bal.

adjust.
I go
not?
" "

to-morrow at

we

Do

we

the

Vatican.

Pol.

At

the

Vatican.

{Exit Baldazzar.)

Entc7-

Castiglione.

Cas. Pol. Dost Cas.

The I thou
a7n

Earl

of Leicester Earl I

here

the

of Leicester,
am

and

thou

seest,

not,

that

here?

Some

My lord, some singular mistake

strange.
"

misunderstanding

"

SCENES

EROM

'TOLITIANr

95

Hath

without

doubt

arisen

thou

hast

been

urged

Thereby,
Some To
me,

in heat
most

of anger,

to

address in

words

unaccountable,

writing,

Castiglione ; the bearer of Surrey, Duke Baldazzar,


Of

being
I
am

aware

nothing

which
thee
"

might
no

warrant

thee Ha!
" "

in this
am

thing. right?

Having
'Twas
Do
err a

given
at

offence.

mis:ake? times,

undoubtedly
prate

we

all

Pol.

Draw,
Ha! then
"

villain, and
draw?
"

no

more

!
at

Cas.

and

villain?

have

thee

at

once.

Proud Pol.

Earl!

{Draius.)
to

{drawing). Thus Untimely sepulchre, I do


In

the

expiatory tomb,
thee

devote

the

name

of

Lalage

Cas.

(lettingfall
the off
"

his

sword

a7id Of

Hold Avaunt Pol.

"

extremity of the stage). ! avaunt thy sacred hand


"

recoiling Lalage !
! not.

to

I say

I will not Thou

fight thee
not

"

indeed
me,

I dare didst

wilt

fight with
now

say.

Sir Shall Didst I be

Count?

baffled
thou

thus?

"

this is well;
Ha
"

say

darest
not
"

not?

Cas. Hold
So

I dare

dare
"

not

off

thy
upon
"

hand

with

that

beloved

name

fresh

thy lips I
not.

will not

fight thee

"

I cannot

dare

Pol.
I do

Now

by
thee

m}!
"

halidom

believe

coward,

I do

believe

thee

9^
Cas.

SCENES

FROM

''POLITIAN."

Ha

!
"

coward

!
"

this may and

not

be

{Clutches
PoLiTiAN,

his sword
but

staggers
is

toward
fore be-

his

purpose
arid he the

knee

reaching him, at the feet of


most true.

changed falls upoji


)
lord,

his

Earl.
! my
a

Alas It is I
am
"

it is
the

"

In

such,

cause
me

veriest

coward.

Oh, pity
Alas
!
"

Pol. I Cas. Pol. Cas.

{greatly softened). pity thee. And Lalage


Scoundrel
It needeth !
"

I do

"

indeed

arise be
"

and

die !
"

not

thus

thus

"

Oh, let

me

die Thus That


For
on

my

bended

knee.

It

were

most

fitting

in this in the

deep humiliation
will
not

perish.
a

fight I

raise

hand Strike his


"

Against
Here is

thee.
"

Earl

of

Leicester.

thou

home
no

{Baring
or

bosom.)

let

hindrance

to

th}^weapon

Strike
Pol. Am To

home.

I 7vill not s'Death


am

fight thee.
Hell!
"

Now
"

and

I not

I not
at

sorely
word
thus. the
?

grievously tempted
But Do mark thou
"

take

thee
not to

thy

me,

sir!

Think For

fly me

prepare

public insult in
eyes
an

streets

before
thee
"

The Like
Even

of the

citizens.

I"11 follow

avenging spiritI'll follow


unto

thee

death.
"

Before

those

whom

thou

lovest

SCENES

FROM

''POLITIANr

97

Before

all

Rome

I'll

taunt

thee,

villain,
"

I'll

taunt

thee,
Dost

hear

? ?

with

coivardicc
"

thou

wilt

not

fight

me

Thou
Cas.

liest Now

! thou

shalt indeed
and
most

! is

{Exit.)
just just,
!

this

Most

righteous,

avenging

Heaven

POEMS

WRITTEN

IN YOUTH.

Private
reasons
"

of
some

which

have

ence refer-

to

the

sin

of

plagiarism,

and

others

to

the

date

of

Tennyson's

first
poems
"

have

duced in-

after
me,
some

hesitation,

to

republish

these,

the

crude

compositions

of my

earliest

boyhood.

They

are

printed

verbatim
"

out with-

alteration

from

the

original

edition*
"

the

date

of

which

is

too

remote

to

be

judiciously

acknowledged.

E.

A.

P.

"This

statement

is

incorrect."

Ed.

SONNET:

TO

SCIENCE.

Science

true

daughter
all

of

Old

Time

thou

art

Who

alterest

things
thus

with

thy
the

peering poet's
realities

eyes.

Why

preyest Vulture,
should whose

thou

upon

heart,

wings
love thee

are

dull

How

he

or

how

deem

thee

wise,

Who

wouldst

not

leave

him

in

his

wandering
skies,

To

seek

for

treasure

in

the

jewelled
undaunted

Albeit

he

soared

with

an

wing
her
?

Hast

thou

not

dragged
the

Diana

from

car

And

driven

Hamadryad
in

from

the

wood

To

seek

shelter

some

happier
Naiad from

star

Hast

thou

not

torn

the

her

flood,

The

Elfin

from

the

and

green beneath

from

grass,

me

The

summer

dream

the

tamarind

tree

AL

AARAAF^

Part

I.

Oh

nothing
back
those

earthly
from

save

the
of the

ray

(Thrown
As

flowers)
where of
save

Beauty's
day
"

eye,

in

gardens
the

Springs
Oh
!

from

gems

Circassy
the
thrill

nothing
in

earthly
woodland the

Of Or

melody
(music
voice like

rill
"

of
so

passion-hearted)
departed
in
and

Joy's
That,
Its Oh Yet That

peacefully
murmur

the

the
dwell

shell,
"

echo
!

dwelleth
of

will
of the deck

nothing
all

the
"

dross all and

ours

"

the
our

beauty
Love,
world

flowers
our

list yon

bowers
"

Adorn The

afar,
star.

afar

"

wandering

'Twas Her world

sweet

time

for
on

Nesace
"

for

there

lay lolling
discovered
the heavens" that of

the

golden
Brahe in
then
a

air,

star

was

by

Tycho

which
few
as

appeared days,
a

suddenly liancy

in

attained,

br

1-

surpassing
and has

Jupiter"
been
seen

suddenly

appeared, dis-

never

since.

AL

AARAAF,

103

Near
An

four

bright
in desert
"

suns

"

temporary
blest
of rays

rest

"

oasis
"

of the
seas

'mid Away away Empyrean splendor The Can To And

that

roll
soul
so
" "

o'er

th' uncliained
are

soul that

scarce

(the billows
from
time

dense)
rode,

struggle
distant

to

its destined

eminence
to
one

spheres,
the the

time, she
of God d
"

late to ours,
now,

favored of
an

But,
She

ruler

anchor'
"

realm.
the

throws amid
in

aside

the

sceptre
and

leaves

holm,

And,
Laves Now Whence

incense

high spiritual hymns,


limbs.

quadruple light her angel


loveliest
"

happiest,
sprang wreaths

in yon of many

the

Idea
thro'

lovely Earth, into birth, Beauty


"

(Falling in
Like
It lit

startled

star,

woman's
on

hair

'mid

hills

Achaian,

pearls, until, afar, and there dwelt)


"

She
Rich Fit Seen

looked

into

clouds, for
emblems but other in

Infinity and knelt. canopies, about her


model
"

curled
"

"

of the

of her

world

Of
A

impeding sight thro' the light beauty glittering


beauty
not
"

wreath

that

twined

each

starry

form

around.

And All
Of

all the

opal'd air
she

in color

bound.

hurriedly
fair

knelt

upon
as

bed the

flowers;
the

of lilies such

rear'd

head

On
So

Capo
around
Santa

Deucato,*
about
Maura"

and

sprang

eagerly
*

to
olim

hang
Deucadia.

On

I04

AL

AARAAR

Upon
Of The
her

the who

flying footsteps
loved
a

of
"

"

deep pride
and
so

"

mortal

died.*

Sephalica, budding Uprear'd its purple stem


gemmy
of Inmate

with

young

bees,
knees:

around

her

And

flower, of Trebizond

misnam'df
erst

highest
loveliness
nectar

stars,
:

where

it sham'd

All

other

its honied

dew

(The

fabled

that

the

heathen

knew)

Heaven, dropp'd from Deliriously sweet, was And fell on gardens of the unforgiven
In

Trebizond like its


own

"

and

on

sunny
to

flower
this

So

above,

that,

hour.

It still remaineth,
With

torturing the
unwonted
all its the

bee
reverie: the
leaf

madness, Heaven,
blossom

and

In
And

and
of

environs,

Disconsolate

Repenting Heaving
Like

fairy plant, in grief linger grief that hangs her head. follies that full long have fled,
"

her

white

breast

to

the

balmy
more

air.
fair:

guilty beauty, chasten'd,

and

Nyctanthes too, as sacred as the light She fears to perfume, perfuming the night : And a sun,:}: Clytia pondering between many
*

Sappho.
flower The
is much

t This

noticed

by

Lewenhoeck

and becomes

Tournefort. intoxicated.

bee,

feeding

u^jon

its biossom,

X Clj^tia
"

ThcCiirysantJu'tfium Pcruviainiiu,
term,
the
sun,

or, to
turns

employ
ually contin-

better-known towards

the
covers

turn

sol"
,

\s\\\q\\ like

itsel

Peru,

the

country cool
and

from

which

it comes,

With

dewy

clouds

which

AL

AARAAF.

105

While
And And

pettish tears that aspiring


died,
ere

adown flower

her that

petalsrun
sprang into

onEarth'^'

"

scarce

exalted heart from in

birth,

Bursting
Its way And

its odorous
to

spiritto wing
of
a

Heaven,

garden
thither

king f

Valisnerian

lotus

flown

From And
Isola And With Fair To

of the Rhone: struggling with the waters thy most lovely purple perfume. Zante ! X

d'oro!
the

"

Fior

di Levante!
bud

Nelumbo

that

floats

for

ever"
"

Indian

Cupid

down

the
to

holy
in

river
care

flowers, and
bear Heaven: the

fairy !

whose

is

given
up
to

Goddess'

song,

odors,

||
during
in the
most

refresh

its
B.
DE

flowers St.

violent

heat

ot

the

day."
*

Pierre. the

There
of

is cultivated

king's garden prickles,


odor which of

at

Paris

species
and

serpentine
flower time of

aloes
exhales ils

without
a

whose the very

la'^ge
vanilla short. then fade

beautiful the
not

strong

during
It does

expansion,
the its

is of

blow

till towards open

month

July;

you

perceive
-and t

it

gradually
St.
Pierre. in Its

petals -expand

them"

die." There

is

found,
kind. feet"

the
stem

Rhone,
will

beautiful
to

lily of
the

the of

Valisnerian
three in the
or

stretch

length
water

four

thus

preserving

its head

above

swellings

of the

river.

The
a

Hyacinth.
fiction
one

" It is

of the
these of

Indians down his the

that

Cupid

was
an

first

seen

floating in
still loves And of the

of

river

Ganges,

J that

he

the

cradle vials
Rev.

childhood.

golden
saints"

full of
of

odors, John.

which

are

the

prayers

St.

io6

AL

AARAAF.

"

Spirit! that
In the

dwellest

where,

deep sky,
and

The In

terrible

fair,

beauty Beyond the


The

vie ! line of blue


of the
at
"

boundary
turneth

star

Which
Of

the
and

view

thy
the

barrier

thy

bar

"

Of

the

barrier
comets

overgone who
and
were

By
From
To To be

cast

their be

pride,

from
last
"

their

throne,

drudges
red

till the

carriers

of fire

(The
With
And Who In But

fire of their that may


that
we

heart)
tire,
not
"

speed
with livest
"

not

pain
that
"

shall

part

"

know feel-

Eternity
the shadow

we

of whose

brow

What Tho' the

spiritshall reveal? beings whom thy Nesace,


hath for known

Thy
Have
A

iressenger
dream'd

thy Infinity
own*
O
"

model

of their

Thy
The

will is done,
star

God

hath

ridden

high
God
was

The
as

Humanitarians

held
a

that

to

be

stood under-

having
vol. of

leally i, pag
Milton's
-.

human

ioxvs\."

Vide

Clarke's

Sermons,
The drift

26, fol. edit. argument


leads him
to

employ

AL

AARAAF.

107
but she
;
"

Thro'

many

tempest,

rode

Beneath And
In

thy burning
that

eye
to

here, in thought,

thee

thought
partner

can

alone
so

Ascend
A

thy empire and


of

be
"

thy
is

throne
*

By winged My
Till
In language
their which

Fantasy

embassy
the
would
; but

given,
be of
at

secrecy^sha'lknowledge
environs
appear, it will
the be

Heaven."
first

sight,

to

verge

upon that
one

doctrine himself

seen

immediately
of

he

guards
the Dr.
most

against
errors

charge
of
on

having
ages

adopted
of the

of

ignorant

the

dark

Church." trine. Doc-

Sumner's

Notes

Milton's

Christian

This

opinion,
could
never

in

spite
have

of

many very

testimonies

to

the

trary, cona

been
was

general.
for of the the fourth

Andeus,

Syrian
His Pin.

of

Mesopotamia,
He lived
were

condemned

opinion
T/V/f

as

heretical.

in the

beginning

century.
Du

disciples

called

Anthropomorphites."
these

Among

Milton's Dicite
sacrorum

minoi'

poems

are

lines:"

praesides cujus
finxit
ex

nemorum

Deae, "c.

Quis
Natura

ille

primus

imagine
genus ?

solers

humanum

Eternus, Unusque
And

incorruptus,
etuniversus

aequaevus

polo,
Dei.

exemplar
Cascitas
hunc Tochter

afterwards,
Non
ctii

p'-o''undum
augur

lumen alto

dedit
"c.

Dircaeus
*

vidit

sinu,

Seltsanen Seinem Der

Jovis
Goethe.

Schosskinde Phantasie."

io8

AL

AARAAR

She

ceased

"

and

buried

then

her

burning

cheek.

Abashed,
A For She

amid from
stars

the the

lilies there, to seek


fervor
at

shelter
the

of the

His

eye

trembled
not
"

Deity.
"

stirred
there

breathed

not

for

voice

was

How
A

solemnl}^ prevading
sound of silence
on

the

calm

air !
ear

the
name

startled "the

Which

dreamy sphere."
is

poets

music

of

the

Ours
"

world
"

of words:
is the

Quiet
merest

we

call of all.

Silence"
nature

which

word

All

speaks,
not

and

ev'n

ideal

things
"

Flap shadowy
But The ah!
so

sounds

when,

visionary wings on thus, in realms high


are

from

eternal the red

voice

of God

And

wings
in

passing by. withering in the sky


which

is

"Whattho'
run
*

worlds

sightless cycles

Link'd Where

to

little

system,
is but

and

one

S"in

"

all my

love

follyand
the

the

crowd

Still think The

my

terrors

thunder-cloud,
the

storm, the earthquake, and


cross me

ocean-wrath

"

(Ah! will they


What
The

in my
own

tho' in worlds sands of time

which grow

angrier path?) a single sun


as

dimmer

they
Legge.

run,

Sightless"

too

small

to

be

seen."

AL

AARAAF.

109

Yet
To

thine
bear

is my

resplendency,
thro' the

so

given
Heaven. and

my

secrets

upper

Leave With

tenantless all
"

thy crystal home,


athwart the

thy train,

moony

fly, sk}^
"

Apart
And

like fireflies in Sicilian world=i of


that barrier

night,*

vv4ng to other Divulge the secrets


the

another

light!
and
so

thy embassy
twinkle
and
a
"

To To Lest

proud
stars

orbs
a

be

ev'ry heart
the

ban

totter

in the

guilt

of

man

"

LTp
The Our Tlie
As

rose

the

maiden

in the
eve!
" "

yellow night.
Earth
we

single-mooned
faith
to
one

on one

plight
adore
"

love

and

moon

birthplace
sprang
rose

of young

Beauty
star

had

no

more.

that the

yellow sheeny
left not

from her

downy
shrine
and of

hours, flowers,

Up
And
Her

maiden

from

bent

o'er
"

mountain

dim

plain

way

but

yet her Therassean


H.
of enamelled

reign,f

Part High
on as
a

mountain

head
his bed

"

Such
Of

the

drowsy

shepherd

on

giant pasturage
his
often

lying

at his

ease,

Raising
*

heavy eyelid, starts


noticed
collect
a

and
movement

sees

I have

peculiar
a

of

the
a

fireflies;" they
common

will

in

body
island from

and

fly off, from


by
to

centre,
or

in^o

innumerable

radii. mentioned
the
sea

fTherasasa,
which,
of astonished
in

Therasea,
moment,

the
arose

neca, Seeyes

the

mariners.

no

AL

AARAAF.

With What Of Into Of

many time
rosy the sunken the

muttered

the

head,
sunlit
suns moon

hope to be forgiven is quadrated in Heaven moon that towering far away ether, caught the ray
"
"

"

at

eve

"

at

noon

of the

night,
fair

While

danced

with

stranger

lightU'preared
Of gorgeous from

upon

such

height
on

arose

pile
d

columns
Parian

th' unburthen that twin

air,
smile

Flashing
Far
And Of

marble
wave

down

upon
the
stars

the

that mountain

sparkled there,
in its lair. such
as

nursled molten the

young their

pavement,

fall*

Thro'

ebon
own

air, besilvering the dissolution, while


the

pall
die
"

Of

their

they
of the

Adorning
A

then

dome,

Sat
A

by linked gently on these


of
out
one

dwellings light from


columns

sk5^
let
"

Heaven
as
a

down.

crown

window

circular into God the

diamond,

there,

Lock'd And

above from

purple air.
down
that
meteor

rays

shot

chain

And
Save S
)me

But The That

beauty twice again. tb' Empyrean andthat when, between spiritflapp'd his dusky wing. eager the pillarsSeraph on seen eyes have
dimness
nature

hallow'

d all the

ring,

of loves

this

world: best

that for

the

grayish green Beauty's grave


architrave
"

Lurked
*

in each
star

cornice,
from
the

round
ruin'd

each
roof did

Some Of

which, Olympus,

thak'd

by

mischance,

fall."

Milton.

AL

AARAAK

And That Seemed

every from

sculptured
his marble
in the in
a

cherub

thereabout

dwelling peered out,


shadow
so

earthly
statues

of

his
?

niche

"

Achaian
Friezes From Of Is

world
and the

rich

from

Tadmor and

PersepolisO, the
late

"

Baalbec,
beautiful

clear stilly,
!

abyss
!

Gomorrha thee
"

wavef
to
save

now

upon

but

too

Sound Witness That Of

loves the

to

revel

in

summer

night: twilight

murmur

of the
the
ear,

gray

stole

upon
a

in

Eyraco ,X
ago
"

many

wild

star-gazer long
of

Voltaire,
bien

in

speaking pied
d'une

Persepolis,
ces

says, ruines rochers


"

"

Je
mais

conun

nois

Tadmiration
au un wave own

qu'inspirent
chaine des
arts

palais
peut t
"

erige

des !
"

sterils"

il etre

chef
""

d'oeuvre

O,
on

the

UlaDeguisi
it is

is the

Turkish Bahar

appellation;
Loth,
or

but,
tanah.

its

shores,
were

called

Almocities Siddim

There in

undoubtedly
"Dead Sea."
In

more

than

two

engulphed
were

the

the

Valley
and

of

five"

Admah,
of

Zeboim,

Zoar,
mentions

Sodom,

Gomorrha.

Stephen
thirteen It is said

Byzantium
but

eight,
is out
c

and
reason.

Strabo

(engulphed)" Maundrell,

the

last

f all

[Tacitus, Strabo,
Troilo, vestiges
At any down
as

Josephus,
columns,
season,

Daniel that

of St.
an are

Saba,
sive excesseen

Nau,
above

D'Arvieux]
of

after

drought, the
the

walls,
such

"c.,

surface.

remains

may

be

discovered
and many
"

by
such

looking
in

into

the argue
now

transparent
the existence

lake,
of
the

at

distances

would

settlements

the

space

usurped

by

Asphaltites."
X Eyracor-Chaldea.

112

AL

AARAAF.

That

stealeth

ever

on

the
on

ear

of him distance
as a

Who,
And Is
not

musing,
sees

gazeth
darkness
"

the

dim,
cloud
"

the form
-

coming
voice
"

its
?

its

most

palpable

and

loud

But A A And
From

what

is this !
"

It cometh rush

"and
of

it
"

brings

music pause
"

with
and

it

"

'tis the then


a

wings

sweeping,
halls

falling strain.
haste her

Nesace the

is in her

again.
and her

wild

energy
were

of wanton

Her

cheeks
zone

flushing,
around

lips apart;
waist
heart.

And Had Within


She The And

that

clung

gentle
of her breathe

burst the

beneath
centre

the

heaving
hall Zanthe! her
to

of that

paus'd long'd

and

panted,

all beneath

fairy light that


to

kiss'd

golden hair,
but

rest, yet could

sparkle

there

Young
To

flowers
flowers
were
a

were

whispering night
"

in

melodyf
to tree
:

happy
many

that

and
as

tree

Fountains In Yet Fair

gushing
upon

music
or

they

fell
;

star-lit grove,
came

moon-lit

dell
"

silence

material

things
and

flowers, bright waterfalls

angel wings

"

I have the

often

thought
as

I could
over

distinctly
the horizon.

hear

the

sound

of

darkness

it stole

f'Fair'esuse
Wives
of

flowers
Windsor.

for

their

character}'.

'"Merkv

AL

AARAAR

113

And
Bore

sound burthen

alone
to

that the

from

the the

spirit sprang
maiden

charm

sang:

"

'Neath Or That The

the

blue-bell

or

streamer

"

tufted

wild
from

spray
the

keeps,
moonbeam

dreamer,
"

away*
! that

Bright beings
With On the Hath Till half
stars

ponder,
eyes, your
the the brow

closing
which from

wonder

drawn

skies,

they glance
down eyes
calls
! from
on

thro' your

shade,

and

Come Like Who

to

of the

maiden
now
"

you

Arise
In To

your

dreaming

violet

bowers,

duty beseeming
These star-litten hours
"

And

shake

from

your with

tresses

Encumbei'd
The breath

dew
kisses
too
"

of those

That

cumber without

them you.
be

(O

how,

Love!

Could

angels
is this
the that

blest?)
"The
sun

In

Scripture by day,
known
nor

passage"
moon

shall

not

smite
not of
posed ex-

thee

by
moon,

night."
in

It is perhaps
hps the the effect

generally producing
to

the
to

Egypt,

blindness its rays,


to

those

who

sleep with
the

face

which

circumstance

passage

dently evi-

allud'.-s.

114

AL

AARAAF.

Those
That

kisses

of true
to

love
rest

lull d ye shake from

Up
The

!
"

your

wing

Each

It And O

hindering thing : dew o : the night would : weigh down 3-our flight
"

true ! leave
are

love
them

caresses

"

apart
on

They
But

light
on

the

tresses,

lead

the

heart.

Ligeia
Whose Will

Ligeia

beautiful ]\Iy

one! idea
run,

harshest
to

O ! is it On the

melDdy thy will


breezes

to

toss?

Or, capriciously still,


Like Incumbent the lone
on
on

Albatross,*

night
the

(As
To On

she

air)
with

keep
the

watch

delight
there?

harmony

Ligeia

! wherever

Thy image may be,^ No magic shall sever from thee. Thy music
*

The

Albatrosi

is said

to

sleep

on

the

wing.

AL

AAKAAK

115

Thou In But
a

hast

bound

many

eyes

dreamy
strains

sleep

"

the

still arise
"

Which The

thy vigilance keep


of the

sound

rain,
to

Which And In The

leaps down again

the

flower

dances

the
murmur

rhythm
that

of the

shower

"

From

Are But

the
are

springs* of grass the growing music of things


"

"

modell'd, alas!-^ dearest,

Away,
O To

then, my
thee

! hie

away lie clearest

springs
Beneath lone
In lake

that the

moon-ray

"

To

that

smiles,

its dream many

of

deep rest.

At

the That

star-isles
its breast
"

enjewel
wild

Where Have

flowers, creeping.

On

its
Full

mingled their shade, margin is sleeping


many
a

maid

"

I
now

met

with
unable

this
to

idea

in and

an

old

English
from

tale, which
The

am

obtain,
as

quote

memor}-:""
and

verie cf
trees

essence,

and,
is

it

were,

springeheade
pleasaunte
sounde the\'

origine
the

all

musicke

the do

verie make

which

of the

forest

when

growe."

16

AL

AARAAF.

Some Have

have

left the

cool the

glade,
*
"

and

slept with
them,
moorland
on

bee

Arouse
On

my

maiden.
and their lea
"

Go

! breathe

slumber,

All The

softlyin
musical slumber'
can
s )

ear,

number
d to hear
"

They
For

what

awaken
soon

An

angel
Whose

sleep
the

hath

been

taken

Beneath As the Of The

cold

moon.
no

spell which

slumber

test, witchery may rhythmical number

Which

lulled

him

to

rest

?"

Spiritsin wing, and angels to the view, A thousand seraphs burst th' Empyrean

thro'

The

wild

bee

will

not

sleep in

the

shade

if there

be

nnonlight.

The

rhyme
has
an

in th's

verse,

as

in

one

about

sixty
It from

lines

fore, be-

appearance

of

affectation.
or

is, however,
Claud

imitated
Halcro"
m

from whose

Sir

Walter mouth

Scott,
I admired

rather its effect:"

"

Oh!

were
ever

there
so

an

island,

Tho' Where No
man

wild.

woman

might
be

smile,
"c.

and

beguiled,"

AL

AARAAF.

117

Young Seraphs
That O

dreams

still

hovering

on

their

drowsy
light

flightin all but

"Knowledge,"
thro' of God
"

the

keen

fell,refracted,
! from
was was

thy bounds,
upon that

afar,
star:

Death

eye
error error

Sweet Sweet Of
To For That

that

sweeter

still that
tis

death breath

"

that
dims 'twere

"

ev'n

with
of
our

the
"

Science
them

the the

mirror

joy

Simoom,
availeth
or

and

would

destroy
is Woe

"

what
Truth
was

(to them)
their last

it to know that
them life
"

is Falsehood"
death
"

BHss
to
"

Sweet With

with

die

was

rife

the

ecstasy

of satiate

Beyond that death no immortality But sleep that pondereth and is not "to be" oh ! may And there spiritdwell my weary
"

"

"

Apart

from from

Heaven's Hell !*

Eternity

"

and

yet how

far

With

the and
not

Arabians

there
men

is suffer
an

a
no

medium

between
but

Heaven

Hell,
attain
to

where that

punishment, happiness

yet

do

tranquil

even

w*hiich

they

suppose

be

characteristic

of

heavenly

enjoyment.

"

Un
Un

no

rompido
puro"

sueno"

dia

allegre"

libre

Quiera"
Libre De de
amor"

de
tsperanza"

zelo"

odio"

de

de

rezelo."
De

"Luis

Ponce

Leon.

Sorrow
sorrow

is not which

excluded
the

from love
to

"

Al che:

Aaraaf,"
ish

but the

it is that

living

for

dead,

and

ii8

AL

AARAAK

What

in what din:, shrubber}'guilty spirit, ? of that hymn the stirring summons Heard not But no two: imparts they fell: for Heaven grace those
maiden
!

To A O

who

hear

not

for

their

beating
"

hearts.

Was

angel and her seraph-lover seek the wide where (and ye may sober Love, the blind, near Duty
Love
moan,"*

skies

over)
of perfect

knowm?

Unguided

hath

fallen

"

'mid

"tears

goodly spirit he who fell: A wanderer by the moss-y-mantled well A gazer the lights that shine above on A dreamer in the moonbeam by his love: for each wonder? What star is eye-like there
He
was a
"

"

"

And

looks

so

sweetly
every

down mossy heart

on

Beauty's

hair

"

And
To The

they,
his

and

love-haunted
had

holy spring were and melancholy.


a

night
a

found

(to him
young

Upon
And

mountain its bends


on

crag,

Beetling

athwart

the

night of wo) Angelo solemn sky,


down beneath it

scowls lie.

starry worlds

that

which
The

in

some

minds

resembles of Love,

the

delirium
the

of

opium.
of

passionate

excitement
upon

and
are

buoyancy holy
make
choice

spirit attendant
of "Al
and

intoxication,
to

its less
who

sures"the plea-

price of v/hich,
Aaraafas their annihilation.
*
"

those

souls after

residence

life, is final death

There

be

tears

of
in

perfect

moan

Wept

for thee

Helicon.""

Miltom.

AL

AARAAF.

119

Here With Now

sate

he

with

his love

"

his

dark

eye
:

bent

eagle
turned

gaze

along
her orb
the

the
"

firmament but
ever

it upon
to

then

It trembled

of E".rth

again.

"

lanthe,
How She

deare"t,

see!

how
so

dim
far

that

ray!

lovely
seem'd

'tis to
not

look

away!
autumn
eve

thus

upon
halls
" "

that
nor

I left her That The


eve
"

gorgeous
that
eve

mourn'

to leave.

I should

remember

well

"

sun-ray
th'

On

Wherein
And
on

with a spell dropp'd, in Lemnos. carving of a gilded hall Arabesque the draperied wall I sate, and on eye-lids O, the heavy Hght ! my
" "

How
On With But

drowsily
Persian

it

weighed
and

them

into

night

!
ran

flowers, before,
Saadi

mist, and
Gullistan:

love

they

in his
I

O,

that

light!"

slumbered"

Death,

the

while,
Stole So
o'er
my
senses

in that

lovely

isle

softlythat no single silken hair that he Awoke that slept or knew


"

was

there.

*'

The Was More

last spot of Earth's


a

orb

I trod the

upon
;-

proud temple called beauty clung around

Parthenon

her

columned

wall

It

was

entire

in 1687" the

most

elevated

spot

in

Athens.

I20

AL

AARAAK

Than
And Thence And

even

thy glowing
old

bosom

beats did

withal,*

when

Time I
"

my
as

wing
in

disenthral his tower,

sprang years time ha'f

the
me

eagle

from
an

I left behind

hour. I

What One

upon
the
as

her

airy bounds
of her
unto
my

hung flung

garden
a

globe
view
too!

was
"

Unrolling
Tenantless

chart

cities of the

desert
on me

lanthe, beauty crowded


And half
I wished
to

then,
of men."

be

again

"

My Angelo! and why of them A brighter dwelling place is


And greener fields than
"

to

be?
for thee
"

here

in yon and

world

above,
love."

And

woman's

loveliness

passionate

"

But

list,lanthe,
as

when

the

air

so

soft aloft the

Failed,

my
my

pennon'd
brain
was

spiritleapt dizzy
"

Perhaps
I left
so

grew

but

world

late

into

chaos
on

hurl'd,
the

Sprang
And

from
a

her

station,

winds

apart,
athwart.
to soar,

rolled

flame, the
my
sweet

fiery Heavens
then
rose

Rethought,
And fell
"

one,

I ceased

not

swiftlyas

before.

"

Shadowing
Than

more

beauty
white

in their

airy

brows of love.

have

the

breasts

of the

queen

"Marlowe.

t Pennon,

for

pinion." Milton.

AL

AARAAR

121

But

with

downward,
rays,
measure

tremulous this

motion
star unto!

thro'

Light,
Nor For

brazen the

golden

long
nearest

of my
was

falling hours,
thine
a

to

all stars
came,
on

to

ours

"

Dread
A red

star!

that

amid timid

niphl E/rth."

of mirth.

Daedalion

the

"

We

came

"

and
our

to

thy

Earth

"

but
to

not

to

us

Be, given
We
came,

lady's bidding
love
the
;

discuss:

my

around,
we

above,
come

below,
and
go.

Gay
Nor She

of fire-fly ask
a reason

night
save

the

angel-nod by
her Time

grants

to

us

as

granted
thine
o'er

God

"

But,
Never
Dim

Angelo,
his
was

than

grey

unfurled

fairy wing
the Aaraaf

fairier

world! eyes

its little disk, and


see

angel
in

Alone When

could

phantom
knew o'er swelled bust
the

the
course

skies,
to
sea
"

first Al

her

be

Headlong
But As We

thitherward its

starry
the

when

glory

upon

sky.
eye.

glowing paused

Beauty's
before
the

beneath
of

man's
men.

heritage
"

And

thy
in

star

trembled

as

doth

Beauty

then

"

Thus The

discourse,
that

the

lovers

whiled and

away

night day.

waned

and

waned

brought

no

They
Who

feli: for hear


not

Heaven
for the

to

them

no

hope imparts
hearts.

beating

of their

TAMERLANE.

Kind

solace

in

dying
is
not

hour!

Such,
I

father,
not

(now)
that
me

my power of

theme
"

will Of

madly
may

deem shrive

Earth

the in

sin

Unearthly
I You It If is I Its I would But have call but
no

pride
time
to

hath dote
or

revell'd dream
of

"

it

hope

that
"

fire

fire

agony

of O
"

desire
God! I
can

can

hope
fount
not
is

"

holier
"

more

divine
"

call is
not

thee

fool,

old

man,

such

gift

of

thine.

Know Bowed O

thou
from

the

secret

of

spirit
into

its heart!

wild
I

pride
did

shame

yearning
Thy

inherit
with hath

withering searing
the
of Hell

portion
which of my
a

the shone

fame,

The Amid
Halo

glory

Jewels
Hell
! and

throne.

with
me

pain
fear

Not

shall

make

again

"

TAMERLANE.

123

0 And
The

craving heart,
sunshine

for the
summer

lost flowers
hours!

of my voice

undying
in the

of that

dead

time,

With

its interminable
of spirit thy emptiness
"

chime,
a a

Rings, Upon
1 have The

spell,
knell.

not

always
diadem and
the
same won

been
on

as

now

fevered

my

brow
"

I claimed Hath Rome The


not

usurpingly
fierce
"

heirdom
me

given
?

to

the

Caesar of
a

this to

heritage

kingly mind.
hath
human

And

proud spiritwhich Triumphantly with


a

striven kind. life

On

mountain
The

soil I first drew of the dews


the

mists

Taglay
upon

have

shed

Nightly
And,
And I

their

my

head,

believe,
tumult nestled from dreams with the
red

of

winged strife air the headlong


very that hair. dew it fell

Have So
late

in my

Heaven of
the
an

"

"

('Mid Upon
While From
me

unholy night)
of

touch

Hell,

clouds

flashing of the light that hung, like banners, o'er.


my

Appeared
The And the

to

half-closingeye
of

pageantry

monarchy
thunder's

;
roar

deep trumpet

124

TAMERLANE.

Came Of

hurriedly
human

upon

me,

telling
my
"

battle, where

voice,

child ! was voice, silly swelling My own (O ! how my spiritwould rejoice, And at the cry) leap within me The battle-cryof Victory !

The

rain

came

down
"

upon
the and

my

head wind
and blind.

Unshelter'd Rendered
It
was me

and mad I
me:

heavy
deaf

but

man,

thought,
and

who

shed
"

Laurels
The
torrent

upon

the

rush

of the

chilly air
my
the
"

Gurgled
Of

within
"

ear

the

crush

empires
The hum

with

captive's
and
the

prayer
tone

"

of suitors
a

Of

'round flattery

sovereign's

throne.

My passions, from that hapless men Usurped a tyranny which


Have deemed
since I reached
"

hour

to

power
:

My
Then

innate

nature

be
one

it

so

But, father, there


"

lived
"

who,
their

then,
fire

in my

boyhood
wuth
a

when

Burn'd

still intenser with

glow
heart

(For passion must,


E'en In

youth, expire)
this iron had
a

then

who

knew

woman's

weakness

part.

TAMERLANE.

125

I have The Nor The

no

words

"

alas!

"

to tell

loveliness would
more

of
now

loving
attempt

well
to
a

! trace

Whose
Are Thus Some With The To

beauty of lineaments, upon


than

face

my

mind,
wind.

shadows
I remember

on

th' unstable

having
early
lore

dwelt
upon, felt
"

page

of

loitering eye,
letters
"

till I have

with
"

their with

meaning

melt

fantasies

none.

O, she
Love 'Twas
"

was as

worthy
in
as

ot

all love
"

infancy angel
her

was

mine above heart

"

such

minds

Might
On which Were
For

envy: my
incense

young

the

shrine

every
"

hope
a

and

thought

then

they
as

were

Pure

"

her

young

goodly gift. and childish upright example taught :


it, and,
adrift.
for

"

Why

did

I leave
to

Trust

the

fire within,

light?

We

grew

in age the her

"

and

love

"

together
"

Roaming

forest, and
shield in

the

wild

;
"

My
And
/
saw

breast

wintry

weather

And,
she
no

when would

the

smiled. friendly sunshine mark the opening skies,


"

heaven

but

in her

eyes.

126

TAMERLANE.

Young
For

Love's
'mid from that
our

first lesson sunshine little


at
cares

is
and

the those

heart;
smiles,

When,
And

apart.

laughing
me on

I'd throw
And

pour
was no

my

wiles, girlish her throbbing breast, spiritout in tears


"

her

There
No Of But

need

to

speak
fears
reason

the

rest

"

need
"

to

quiet
ask'd

any
no

her

who
on

why,

turn'd

me

her

quiet eye!

Yet

My

worthy of spiritstruggled with,


more

than

the

love

and

strove,

When,
Ambition
I had
no

on

the

mountain it
a new

peak alone,
tone
:
"

lent
"

being

but

in thee

The
In the

world earth
"

and

all it did air


"

contain
sea
"

the

the

Its That

joy
was

"

its li'.tlelot of
new

pain
the

pleasure nothings

"

ideal.
"

Dim,
And

vanities

of dreams which

by night
were

dimmer
"

real"

shadowy lightI) Parted their misty wings, upon And so, confusedly, became Thine ! a name a name image and
a

(Shadows

and

more

"

"

Two

separate
ambitious
The

"

yet

most

intimate

things.

was

"

have father?

you

known
You

passion,

have

not:

TAMERLANE.

127

A Of

cottager,
half
And the

I mark'd

throne
own,

world

as

all my
at

murmur'

such

lowly
dew the beam

lot

"

But, just like any

other

dream.

Upon
own ]\Iy

the
had

vapor

of the
not

past, did
which
the hour

Of The

beauty
"

did
"

while
the

it thro'
"

minute

day

oppress

My
We

mind walk'd
a

with

double
on

loveliness. the
crown

together
mountain its and

Of
Afar

high
from
rock

which
natural
on

looked
towers

down

proud
hills ! with

Of
The And

forest,

the

hills

"

dwindled

begirt with
a

bowers
rills.

shouting
to

thousand

spoke
But

her

of power
"

That

mystically in she might deem


moment's
too

pride, such guise it nought beside


; in
"

and

The
I

converse

her

eyes

read, perhaps
A

mingled
flush
on

carelessly feeling with my own bright cheek,


a

"

The

her
become

to

me

Seem'd
Too

to

queenly
let it be

throne

well

that in the

I should

Light
I

wilderness in
a

alone.

wrapp'd myself
And
Yet

grandeur then,
"

donnd
was

it

not

visionary crown that Fantasy


mantle
over
me

Had

thrown

her

"

128

TAMERLANE.

But

that, among
Lion Ambition
to

the

rabble

"

men,
"

is chain' d down
a

And Not The

crouches
so

keeper's
where the

hand

"

in deserts wild
"

grand
fan his

"

the
own

terrible breath

conspire
to

With

their

fire.

Look

'round
not

thee
queen

now

on

Samarcand!
her

"

Is she

of

Earth? hand

pride

Above Their Of

all cities?

in her

destinies? which
not

in all beside world


and hath

glory

the

known

Stands

she
"

nobly

alone?

Falling
Shall And

her

veriest

form

the her
the o'er

stepping-stone pedestal of a throne


"

who

sovereign?
astonished

Timour

"

he

Whom

people

saw-

Striding
A

empires haughtily
d outlaw?

diadem'

O, On

human

love!
of all

thou
w^e

Earth,

spirit given. hope in Heaven!


soul like rain

Which

fair St into
the

the

Upon
And But Idea

Siroc-withered power
a

plain,
to

failing in thy
leav'st
! which

bless,

the

heart

wilderness!

bindest
of of
so so

life around
a

With And

music

strange
wild
won
a

sound
"

beauty

birth

Farewell

! for

I have

the

earth.

TAMERLANE.

129

When
No

Hope,
cliff

that

eagle
him

that

tower'

d, could

see

His

beyond pinions were


homeward
sunset:
comes
a

in the

sky,
"

bent turn'd

droopmgly
his
sun

And 'Twas There To The That So To To him

softened

e3^e.

when

the

will
of heart

part

sullenness

who

still would of the


summer

look
sun.

upon

glory
soul often

will hate

the

ev'ning

mist

lovely, and
sound whose
a

will list

the

of the

those
in

coming darkness hearken) as spirits


fo
a

(known
one

Who,
But

dream

carmof,

from

night, wo it Id fly, danger nigh.


the

What Shed Her In

tho'

the

moon

"

white
noon,

moon

all the

splendor

of her and

smile
that time

is

chilly
"

he)' beam, will


seem

of

dreariness,
in your

(So
A And Whose For And Let With

like you

gather
is

breath)

portrait taken boyhood waning


all all
we

after
a summer

death.
sun

is the

dreariest is known
hath

one

"

live to know
seek
as

we

to

keep

flown

"

life, then,
the

day- flower, which noon-day beauty


"

the

fall is sC\.
more so.
"

I reach' For

d my all had from

home flown
out

"

my

home

no

who

made

it

passed

its mossy

door.

ISO

TAMERLANE.

And,
A Of

tho'
came

my

thread from
I had

was

soft

and

low

voice
one

the

threshold known show

stone
"

whom

earlier
to

O, I defy thee, Hell,


On
An beds

of fire that
heart
"

burn
a

below.
wo.

humbler

deeper

Father,
I know From Where Hath And

I
"

firmly
for

do

believe who

"

Death

comes

for

me

regions
there

of the

blest
to

afar.

is

nothing

deceive.

left his iron of truth

gate ajar.
cannot
see

rays

you

Are
I do

flashing thro'
believe that in every when
of

Eternity
hath

Eblis human in the

snare

path

"

Else

how,

holy

grove
"

I wandered

the

idol, Love,
the snowy

Who

daily scents
incense
the
most

wings

With
From

of

burnt-offerings

unpolluted things
bowers
are

Whose Above
No
mote

pleasant
with may

yet

so

riven

trellis' d rays shun


"

from tiniest
eye

Heaven

no

fly
" "

The How

light'ning of
was

his

eagle
revels

it that amid

Ambition

crept,
there.
and

Unseen,
Till
In

the
he

growing bold, the tangles of

laughed
very

leapt
?

Love's

hair

DREAM.

In I But

visions
have

of

the

dark of

night

dreamed

joy
of

departed
life
and

"

waking
left
me

dream

light

Hath

broken-hearted.

Ah
To

! what

is

not

dream

by
are

day

him

w^hose around
back

eyes
him

cast

On

things
Turned

with
the

ray
?

upon

past

That

holy
While
Hath A all

dream^that the

holy
world
were

dream,

chiding,
a

cheered

me

as

lovely

beam

lonely

sp-'rit guiding.

What So What
In

though
trembled

that from

light,
afar
"

thro'

storm

and

night,

could Truth's

there

be

more

purely

bright

day-star

ROMANCE.

Romance,
With

who

loves
head

to

nod folded
as

and

sing,
wing,

drowsy
the down
me a

and leaves
some

Among
Far To Hath

green within

the}-

shake

shadowy

lake,

painted
"

paroquet
most

been

familiar
to

bird
"

Taught
To

me

my

alphabet
earliest

say

"

lisp

my in

very the with wild


a

word
I

While
A

wood
most

did

lie,
eye.

child
"

knowing
years
on

Of
So

late,
shake

eternal
the

Condor very
as

Heaven

high by,

With
I have

tumult time

they
for

thunder
idle
cares

no

Through
And
Its That To

gazing
an

on

the with

unquiet
calmer

sky. wings
"

when
down

hour my with

upon time
away

spirit

flings
and

little while
heart it

lyre

rhyme
!

forbidden
"

things
be
the
a

My
Unless

would trembled

feel

to

crime

with

strings.

FAIRYLAND.

Dim And Whose For

vales
"

and

shadowy
woods,
can't

floods
"

cloudy-looking
forms
the
tears
we

discover all and


over

that there

drip
wax

Huge Again Every


For And With About
ever
"

moons

wane

"

again
moment

"

again
of the

"

night
"

"

changing
put
breath
out

places
the

they
the

star-light
their

from

pale

faces.

twelve
more

by filmy

the than

moon-dial
the
rest

One

(A

kind

which,
have down
"

upon
to

trial,
be down
"

They
Comes With
Of While In
a

found still
on

the

best)
and

down

its

centre

the

crown

mountain's its wide

eminence,
circumference falls
over

easy

drapery
hamlets,

Over
Wherever O'er

halls.
be
"

they
the

may woods

strange

o'er
"

the

sea-

134

FAIRYLAND.

Over Over And


In
a

spirits
every
buries

on

the

wing thing
tip

"

drowsy
them

"

quite
"

labyrinth
then how

of

light
"

And Is In And
Is

deep!
of their

O,

deep!

the the

passion
morning
their moony in

sleep.
arise,

they

covering
skies,
as

soaring
the

the

"With

te.npests
almost any

they
thing"

toss.

Like
Or
a

yellow
use

Albatross.
moon
no more

They
For

that
same

the

end
tent"

as

before

"

Videlicet Which
Its Into

I think

extravagant.
however. dissever,
butterflies seek down the

atomies,
a

shower
those

Of Of And

which

Earth,
so come

who

skies.

again things!)

(Never-contented
Have

brought
their

specimen

Upon

quivering

wings.

TO
.

The

bowers

whereat,

in

dreams,

see

The

wanton

est

singing
thy
words
"

birds,

Are

lips
"

and

all

melody

Of

lip

-begotten

Thine

eyes,
Then

in

Heaven

of

heart

enshrined

desolately
!

fall,

God

on

funereal my

mind

Like

starlight

on

pall
"

Th}^
And

heart
"

thy
sleep
to

heart

!
"

wake

and

sigh.

dream

till

day
buy
"

Of

the

truth

that

gold
that

can

never

Of

the

baubles

it

may.

TO

THE

RIVER

Fair

river!

in

thy
wandering

bright,

clear

flow

Of

crystal,
art

water,

Thou

an

emblem

of

the

glow
heart"

Of

beaut)^
"

the

unhidden

The

playful
Alberto's

maziness

of

art

In

old

dauhtger;

But

when

within

thy
then,

wave

she

looks
"

Which

glistens
then,
the

and

trembles
"

Why,
Her

prettiest
resembles;
in

of

brooks

worshipper
in his

For

heart,

as

thy
lies
"

stream,

Her

image
heart

deeply
which trembles

His

at

the

beam

Of

her

soul-searching

eyes.

THE

LAKE.

TO

In To The So

spring
haunt

of

youth
the I

it

was

my
a

lot

of

wide
not

world
love

spot
less"

which

could the

the

lovely
a

was

loneliness black that had


rock

Of
And But

wild
the

lake,
tall
the

with

bound,
around.
her

pines Night

towered
thrown

when

pall

Upon
And

that the

spot,

as

upon
went

all,

mystic
in

wind

by

Murmuring
Then
"

melody
I would

"

ah,
terror

then,
of

awake
lake.

To Yet But

the that
a

the
was

lone
not

terror

fright,
"

tremulous
not
or

delight
the

feeling
teach
Love"
was

jewelled
me

mine
to

Could
Nor

bribe

define
were

although
in

the

Love

thine.

Death And
For To Whose An in him his

that
a

poisonous
fitting
could
"

wave,

its who
lone

gulf

grave solace

thence

bring

imagining
soul dim

solitary
Eden of that

could
lake.

make

SO.VG.

SAW

thee

on

thy

bridal
blush

day
"

When

burning

came

o'er

thee.

Though
The

happiness
world all love

around

thee
thee

lay,
:

before

And

in

th'ne

eye it
Earth

kindling
be)

light

(Whatever
Was all
on

might
my

aching
see.

sight

Of

Loveliness

could

That

blush,
As such it

perhaps,
well may
hath

was

maiden

shame
"

pass raised
alas!

"

Though
In the

its
breast

glow
of

fiercer

flame

him,

Who

saw

thee

on

that

bridal

day,
come

When

that

deep

blush

wou/d
thee

o'er

thee,

Though
The

happiness
world all
love

around

lay,

before

thee.

POEMS. LATER

DREAM

WITHIN

DREAM.

Take

this
in

kiss

upon
from
me

the you
avow

brow
now,
"

And,
Thus You That Yet
In
a

parting
let
not

much
are

wrong, have flown in in the


see or a

who
been

deem
a

my if

days
has
or

dream

hope

away

night,
vision,

day.
none.

In Is

or

it therefore

less
seem

gojie

All
Is but

that
a

we

dream

within

dream.

I stand

amid

the

roar

Of And

surf-tormented
I hold of

shore.
my hand sand-

within
the
!

Grains
How

golden
how

few

yet

they
to

creep the

Through
While O God

my
I weep"
!
can

fingers
while
I not
a

deep,
!

I weep

grasp

Them O God

with
!
can

tighter clasp?
I not
save

Otie Is
But

from
that dream

the
we

pitiless
see or

wave?
seem

all
a

within

dream?

THE

BELLS.

Hear

the

sledges
Silver

with bells
!

the

bells
"

What

world
How lu

of

merriment

their

melody
tinkle,
'

foretells

they
the
the

tinkle,

tinkle,
of that
seem

icy
stars,

air

night

While
All

oversprinkle
to

the With

heavens,
a

twinkle
;

crystalline
time,
of

delight
time,

Keeping
In To the
a

time,

sort

Runic
that
so

rhyme,

tintinabulation
From

musically
bells, bells.

wells

the

bells,

bells,

Bells,
From

bells,
and the

bells"

the

jingling

tinkling

of

the

bells.

Hear

the

mellow
Golden

wedding
bells their
!

bells.

What

world

of

happiness

harmony

foretells

THE

BELLS.

i43

Through
How From

the

balmy
out

air of their

they ring
the

night delight!
notes,

molten all
m

-golden
tune,

And
What To
a

liquid ditty floats


that the the

the

turtledove
On

listens, while
moon

she

gloats

Oh,
What
a

from of

out

sounding
!

cells,
wells
!

gush

euphony
How
How

voluminously

it swells

it dwells
Future
! how

On

the the

it tells

Of To

rapture

that and

impels
the

the Of

swinging

ringing

the

bells, bells, bells.

Of

the

bells, bells, bells, bells,

Bells, bells, bells"


To
the

rhyming

and

the

chiming

of the

bells !

III.

Hear

the

loud

alarum

bells

"

Brazen What
a

bells ! their

tale

of

terror,

now,
ear

turbulency tells

In

the startled

of
out

night
their affright !
to

How
Too

they
much

" :ream

horrified

speak.

144

THE

BELLS.

They
In In
a a

can

only shriek, shriek,


Out of tune.
to

clamorous
mad

appealing
fire,

the the

mercy deaf

of and

the

fire.

expostulation

with

frantic

Leaping higher, higher, higher. With a desperate desire.


And Now
"

resolute
now

endeavor sit
or

to

never.
moon.

By

the

side
the
a

of the

pale-faced
terror

Oh,
What

bells, bells, bells


tale their

tells

How What On
a

the bosom

Despair ! they clang, and clash, horror they outpour of the palpitating air !
the the
ear

Of

and

roar

Yet

it

fully knows,

By
And

How
Yet the In

And How

twanging. the clanging. and the danger ebbs tells, ear distinctly the jangling the wrangling.
danger
the sinks and

flows

the
or

swells,
anger
of the

By

the

sinking

swelling
the bells"

in the

bells"

Of Of the

bells, bells, bells, bells,


the
of the

Bells, bells, bells,"


In the

clamor

and

clangor

bells

THE

BELLS.

i45

Hear

the

tolling of
Iron

the

bells

"

bells!

What

world

of

solemn
!

thought night,

their

monody

compels
In How the
we

silence
shiver

of the

with
menace

affright
of their floats
tone

At

the For

melancholy
every the sound
rust

that

From

within
a

their

throats

Is

groan.
"

And

the

people
dwell

ah, the people


up
in the

"

They
And
In

that

steeple.

All alone. w^ho


that
a

tolling,tolling,tolling,
muffled
in
so

monotone.

Feel
On

glory
the

rolling
heart
a

human

stone
woman

"

They They
And

are
are

neither neither

man

nor
or

"

brute
are

human

"

They
their
he

Ghouls: tolls ;

king
Rolls

it is who

And

rolls, rolls, rolls.

A And

paean

from

the bosom

bells ! swells bells !

his merry
the

With And he

psean

of the and he

dances

yells;

146

THE

BELLS.

ICeeping
In
a

time,
of Runic

time,

time,

sort

rhyme,
of

To

the

paean
the

the

bells
"

Of

bells:

Keeping
In
a

time,
sort

time,

time.

of

Runic

rh37me.
of
bells" of

To

the

throbbing
bells,

the

bells,

Of
To

the

bells,
the

sobbing
time, time,

the

bells

Keeping
As In

time. knells,

he

knells,
Runic

knells,

happy
the

rhyme.
of the

To

rolling
bells, bells,

bells,
"

Of
To

the the

bells,"
the

tolling
bells, bells,
and the

of

bells, bells,

Of

the

bells, Bells,

bells,
bells"

To

the

moaning

groaning

of

the

bells.

TO

HELEN.

I I

SAW

thee
not

once

"

once

only
many
;
"

"

years but
7iot

ago

must

say

ho7U

many.
out

It A

was

July

midnight
moon,

and

from like

full-orbed

that,

thine

owm

soul,

soaring,
Sought
There
a

precipitate
a

pathway
veil

up of and
a

through light.
slumber,

heaven.

fell

silvery-silken
and d
in

With

quietude,
the that
no

sultriness,
faces
an

Upon
Roses
Where

upturn'
grew

of

thousand

enchanted
to

garden,
unless these the
roses on

wind

dared
d

stir,
of

tiptoe

"

Fell
That Their Fell That

on

the
gave odorous

upturn'
out,
in

faces

return

for
an

love-light,
death
"

souls

in
d

ecstatic

on

the smiled

upturn'
and

faces in

of this of

these

roses

died the upon

parterre,

enchanted

By
Clad I

thee,
all

and in

by

poetry
a

thy
bank the

presence

white,

violet while
of d
"

saw

thee
on

half-reclining
upturn'
own,

moon

Fell And

the thine

faces

the alas!

roses,

on

upturn'

in

sorrow

148
Was Was That To No Save it not it not

TO

HELEN.

Fate, that,
Fate
me

on

this
name

July midnight
is also

"

(whose
pause incense the
me
"

Sorrow),

bade breathe

before

that

the

of those hated

garden gate, slumbering roses?


all
O

footstep

stirred: and
beats

world

slept,
God
!

only
my

thee

(O

Heaven!"

How Save And

coupling those two words!) I looked I paused only thee and me. all things disappeared. instant in an
heart

in

"

"

(Ah,
The The The Were

bear

in mind lustre banks

this of the and and


:

garden
moon

was

enchanted
out
:

!)

pearly
mossy

M^ent

the the

meandering

j^aths,
trees,

happy
seen

flowers
no more

repining
roses'
airs.

the

very

odors

Died All
"

in the

arms

of the
save

adoring
"

all

expired
the
the

thee

save

less than eyes


"

thou

vSave
Save I I
saw saw

only
but but

divine soul
"

light in
thine
were

thine

in

uplifted eyes.
the world
them
to
me.

them them
them
"

they
saw

but

only
the

for hours
went
to

"

Saw What

only
wild

until

moon

down.
lie enwritten
! !

heart-histories

seemed

Upon
How

those dark
a

celestial spheres crystalline, sublime ! yet how a hope wo

How How How

of pride ! a sea silentlyserene ! yet how deepdaring an ambition fathomless a capacity for love !

But Into

now,
a

at

length,
couch

dear

Dian

sank

from
;

sight,

western

of thunder-cloud

TO

HELEN,

149

And Didst

thou,

ghost,
away.
not

amid

the

entombing
eyes

trees

glide
would

Only
go
"

thine

remained. have that

They
Lighting

they pathway

never

yet
home

gone.

my
not

lonely
left
me

night,
since. the

77^^'jhave
They They
Their
follow

(as
lead

my
me

hopes

have)

me

"

they

through
I

years.

are

my is
to

ministers
"

yet
and

their enkindle

slave.

office

to

illumine

"

My
And And

duty,

be
in

saved their in their with in Heaven

by

their

bright
fire,
fire.

light.

purified
sanctified fill

electric

elysian Beauty
the
"

They
And In While the
are

my far

soul

(which
stars

is
I

Hope),
kneel
to

up silent
in still
"

sad,
even

watches the
two

of

my

night
of

meridian

glare

day

see

them

sweetly
by

scintillant the
!

Venuses,

unextinguished

sun

VALENTINE.

For

her

this

rhyme

is

penned,

whose

luminous

eyes,

Brightly
Shall
find the

expressive
her
own

of
sweet

the

twins

of

Leda,

name,

that,
from

nestling
every

lies

Upon
Search

page,

enwrapped
the lines
an

reader.
treasure

narrowly
"

!
"

they
amulet

hold

Divine That
must

talisman
"

be

worn

at

hca^^t.

Search

well

the

measure

"

The The And

words
"

the

syllables
or

Do

not

forget
your knot labor
!

trivialest

point,
there

you
this
undo
no

may
Gordian

lose

yet
one

is

in
not

Which
If

might
could

without

sabre.

one

merely

comprehend

the

plot.

(To
read second

discover
the

the

names

in the

this

and

the

foUowing
connection letter
to

poem, with of end. the the th:rd It has

first
letter

letter
of the of

of second the

first

line
the

in third

line,
and
to

line,
not

the been

fourth

fourth,

so

on

the American

thought
for

necessary

retain

the

ing, spell-

Lada

Leda.)

VALENTINE.

151

Enwritten

upon

the

leaf

where there
uttered

now

are

peering

Eyes
Three Of Its

scintillating
eloquent
poets
words

soul,
oft

lie

perdus
in
is the

hearing
poet's
too.

by

poets

"

as

the

name

letters,
Like the
form

although
knight
a

naturally
Pinto
"

lying
Ferdinando
"

Mendez for
Truth"

Still
You

synonym
not

Cease

trying!
you do
the

will
best

read

the do.

riddle,

though

you

ca7i

AN

ENIGMA,

"Seldom

we

find,"

says
in the

Solomon

Don

Dunce,

"Half

an

idea

profoundest things
Naples

sonnet.

Through
As

all

the

flimsy
through
trash
!
"

we

see

at

once

easily
of

as

bonnet
"

Trash

all

how

can

lady

don

it

Yet

heavier

far

than

^^our

Petrarchan

stuff
"

Owl-downy
Twirls into

nonsense

that

the

faintest

puff
it.'

trunk-paper
Sol
is

the

while

you

con

And,

veritably,
general

right

enough.
arrant

The

tuckermanities

are

Bubbles
"

ephemeral
tins

and

so

transparent
"

But

is,

now
"

you

may
all
"

depend by
d
nt

it upon
"

Stable,

opaque,

immortal

Of

the

dear

names

that

lie

concealed

within't.

TO

Not
In

long
the mad

ago,

the

writer
of

of

these

lines,

pride
"the

intellectuality,
of words" denied
"

Maintained
ever

power

that

thought
the

arose

within of

che the

human human of that

brain

Beyond
And Two Italian
now,

utterance
as

tongue boast,
"

if
two

in

mockery foreign
only
in

words
"

soft
to

dissyllables
murmured "dew

tones,

made

be

By
That

angels

dreaming
like from chains
out

the of

moonlit

hangs
stirred

pearl

on

Hermon of his the

hill,"
heart,
souls

"

Have

the

abysses
that
are

Unthought-like thought,
Richer,
Than
even

thoughts

of

far

wilder,
the "the

far

diviner

visions

seraph
sweetest

harper,
voice

Israfel,
of
all

(Who

has

God's

tures"). crea-

Could
The With I cannot

hope
pen

k)

utter.

And from

I !

my my

spells

are

broken. Land.

falls dear write

powerless
name as

shivering
bidden
think
"

thy

text,

though
or

by thee,

I
"

cannot

speak
'tis
not

Alas,

cannot

feel

for

feeling.

154

TO
.

This Threshold

standing
of

motionless
the

upon

the

golden
of

wide-open
adown
I

gate
the
the

dreams,

Gazing,
And

entranced,

gorgeous

vista,

thrilling
the

as

see,

upon
the

right.
along.

Upon
Amid
To

left,

and

all

wa^^
far

empurpled
where the

vapors,

away

prospect

terminates
"

tliee

only.

TO

MY

MOTHER.

Because

feel

that,

in

the

Heavens

above,

The

angels,
find,
among

whispering
their

to

one

another,
terms

Can

burning
as

of

love,

None

so

devotional

that

of

"

Mother,"

Therefore

by
you

that

dear

name

long

have

called

"

You

who

are

more

than

mother

unto

me,

And

fill

my

heart

of

hearts,

where

Death

stalled in-

you,

In

setting
mother
"

my

Virginia's
own

spirit
who

free.

My
Was

my the

mother,
of

died

early.
you

but

mother

myself
loved
so

but

Are

mother

to

the

one

dearly,
mother
I

And

thus

are

dearer

than

the

knew

By
Was

that

infinity
dearer
to

with

which

my than

wife

my

soul

its

soul-life.

ELDORADO.

Gaily

bedight,

A In

gallant

knight,
and
in

sunshine Had

shadow,

journeyed
a

long,

Singing
In search
of

song,

Eldorado.

But This And


o'er Fell No That

he

grew

old
"

knight
his
as

so

bold
"

heart he of

shadow

found

spot
looked

ground
Eldorado.

like

And Failed He
"

as

his
him

strength
at

length.
shadow
"

met

pilgrim
said
can

Shadow,"
Where

he,

"

it be" Eldorado
?"

This

land

of

ELDORADO.

157

"'

Over Of the the

the

Mountains

Moon,

Down

Valley boldly
shade

of

the

Shadow,

Ride,
The

ride,"

replied,
for Eldorado

"

If

you

seek

"

TO
.

I
HEED

not

that

earthly
my

lot

Hath"

little

of

Earth

in

it"

That years

of

love

have

been

forgot

In

the

hatred

of
a

minute
:
"

I
mourn

not

that

the

desolate

Are

happier,

sweet,

than

I,

But

'Ca.oX

for you
sorrow

fate my

Who
am a

passer-by.

TO

M.

L.

S
.

Of Of The The

all
all

who
to

hail whom

thy
thine

presence absence from all


out

as

the

morning night
heaven bless
"

"

is

the

blotting
sacred for
sun

utterly
of
"

high

who,
life
"

weeping,
ah
!

thee

Hourly
For In Of the

hope

for
"

above

all.
faith

resurrection in
"

of

deep-buried
in

Truth
all

Virtue
"

Humanity
unhallowed

"

who,
down

on

Despair's
to

bed arisen
' '

Lying
At

die,

have

suddenly
w^ords,

thy

soft-murmured
!
"

Let

there

be

light
At
In

the
the all

soft-murmured

words

that thine whose

were

fulfilled

seraphic
who
owe

glancing
thee
most"

of

eyes

"

Of

gratitude
remember

Nearest The
truest"

resembles the that


most

worship

oh,
"

fervently
weak lines

devoted.
are

And

think

these

written

by

him
"

By
His

him

who,
is

as

he

pens

them,
with
an

thrills

to

think

spirit

communing

angel's.

FOR

ANNIE.

Thank The And


Is

Heaven

the

crisis
"

danger
the
over

is

past,
illness

lingering
at

last
"

And
Is

the

fever

called
at

"

Living'

conquered

last.

Sadly,
I
am

know of
I full

shorn
no

my
move

strength,

And As
But I

muscle He
at

I
no

length"
I feel

matter!
"

am

better

at

length.

And

rest

so

composedly,
bed,

Now,
That any

in

my

beholder

Might
Might

fancy
start at

me

dead
"

beholding
dead.

me,

Thinking

me

FOR

ANNIE.

i6i

The
The

moaning sighing quieted


that
"

and

and

groaning, sobbing, throbbing


horrible,
!

Are

now.

With At

horrible

heart:

ah,

that

Horrible

throbbing
the
"

The The

sickness

"

nausea

"

pitiless pain
ceased, with
maddened

Have
That

the my

fever
brain
"
"

With That

.the fever
burned

called in my

Living

"

brain.

And

oh ! of all tortures That


toiture
"

the the

worst

Has

abated

terrible

Torture For

of thirst,

the

naphthaline
accurst:

river
"

Of
I have

Passion drank

of

water

That

quenches

all thirst:

"

Of

water
a a

that

flows,
few

With From
Feet From Down
a

lullaby sound, spring but a very ground


not
"

under
cavern

very

far

under

ground.

i62

FOR

ANNIE.

And

ah ! let it

never

Be That And
For In

foolishlysaid
my
room narrow never

it is
my

gloomy
;

bed

man a

slept
bed
"

different
to

And,
In

must sit'ep, you just such a bed.

slumber

My

tantalized Here

spirit

blankly reposes, Forgetting, or never


Regretting
Its old its
roses
"

agitations
and
roses:

Of

myrtles
now,

For

while

so

quietly

Lying,
A holier

it fancies

odor

About A rosemary

it, of pansies
odor,
with
the

"

Commingled
With
rue

pansies

"

and

beautiful

Puritan And

pansies.
it lies
in

so

happily,
many
truth of Annie
"

Bathing
A
dream

of the the

And Drowned Of

beauty
in
a

bath of Annie.

the

tresses

FOR

ANXIE.

163

She

tenderly kissed me, vShe fondly caressed,


then I fell
on

And
To

gently
breast
"

sleep
to

her

Deeply
From

sleep
heaven
of her breast.

the

When She And


To

the

light was
me

extinguished
v^arm,

covered she

prayed
me

to

the

angels
"

keep
shield

from of the
me

harm

To

the To

queen

angels
harm.

from

And
Now

I lie

so

composedly.
bea,

in my

(Knowing
That And

her

love)
"

you
I rest

dead fancy me so contentedly, I ed,


at

Now,

in my
her

(With
That That

love

my
me

breast)
dead
"

you
you

fancy
shudder
me

to look

at

me,

Thinkino:

dead

"

But

my

heart

it is

brighter
many

Than

all of the
in

Stars

the

sky,

64

FOR

ANNIE.

For It

it

sparkles
with love
the of

with

Annie-

glows
Of the
the

light
my
of

"

Annie
"

With Of

thought
eyes of my

the Annie.

light

the

ULALUME.

The

skies
The

they
leaves leaves

were

ashen
were

and

sober;
and
sere
"

they

crisped withering
October year
lake of

The
It
was

they
in

were

and

sere

night
Of my hard
In

the

lonesome

most

immemorial the mid the dim

It

was

by misty
by

Auber,
Weir
of
"

the down

region
dank
tarn

of

It

was

Auber,
of Weir.

In

the

ghoul-haunted
through
I

woodland

Here

once,

an

alley
with

Titanic,
my my Soul Soul.
was
"

Of Of
These

cypress, cypress,
were

roamed

with when

Psyche,
my

days
scoriae
lavas

heart that roll

volcanic

As
As

the
the

rivers
that

"

restlessly
down of the

roll

Their
In

sulphurous
the ultimate
as

currents

Yaanek

climes

pole

"

That
In

groan the

they
of

roll the

down boreal

Mount

Yaanek

realms

pole.
sober,

Our

talk
But

had
our

been

serious

and
were

thoughts
were

they

palsied
and

and
sere

sere-

Our

memories

treacherous

"

66

ULALUME.

For

we

knew
we

not

the

month
not

was

October,
of the year
"

And

marked of all
the
once

the

night
in the of Auber

year

"

(Ah, night
We
noted
not

nights
lake
had dank

!) here)-

dim
we

(Though
Rememberecl Nor
the

journeyed
tarn

down

not

the

of Auber,
of Weir.

ghoul-haunted
the

woodland

And

now,

And As

night was star-dials pointed


as

senescent to
morn morn
"

the

star-dials of
our

hinted
a

of

"

At

the And

end

path

liquescent
was

nebulous
a

lustre miraculous
a

born,
cresceat
"

Out

of w^hich

Arose Astarte's

with

duplicate horn
crescent

bediamonded with its

Distinct

duplicate
warmer

horn.

And

I said

"
"

She

is

than

Dian
"

She She She


has

through an ether of sighs revels in a region of sighs : that the tears not are seen dry on
rolls

These And has


To To Come To

cheeks, where
come

the
stars to

w^orm

never

dies,

past the
us

ot

the

Lion
"

point
the
up, in

the

path
peace

the of the

skies

Lethean

skies

"

despite
on us

of the her

Lion,

shine up

with the

bright

eyes

"

Come

through
love

lair of the
luminous

Lion,

With

in her

eyes."

ULALUME.

167

But

Psyche, upliftingher finger, Said Sadly this star I mistrust Her pallor I strangely mistrust:
"
"

"

"

Oh,

hasten

!
" "

oh, let
us

us
"

not

linger !
must." her the dust
"

In

fly! for we terror she spoke, letting sink Wings until they trailed in
agony

Oh, fly! let

In

letting sink her Plumes till the}^trailed in the dust Till they sorrowfully trailed in the
sobbed,
"

"

dust.

dreaming: Let us on by this tremulous light! in th's crystalline light! Let us bathe Its Sibyllicsplendor is beaming With Hope and in Beauty to-night: See ! it flickers up the sky through the night Ah, we safely may trust to its gleaming,
"

replied

This

is

nothing

but

"

"

And We

be

sure

it will lead
trust

safely may
That Since
cannot

but

aright to a gleaming guide rs aright.


us
"

it flickers

up

to

Heaven

through

the

night."
Thus I And

And
And
we

pacifiedPsyche and kissed her. tempted her out of her gloom her scruples and gloom conquered
"

passed to the end of the vista, But were stopped by the door of a tomb By the door of a legended tomb ;

"

i68

ULALUME.

And

said
"

"

What
of

is

written,

sweet

sister,
?
"

On
She

the

door

this Ulalume

legended
"

tomb

replied
the vault

"
"

Ulahime
"

'Tis

of

thy

lost

Ulalume

"

Then As
As And I

my the the cried

heart leaves leaves


"
"

it

grew that that

ashen

and

sober
and and

were

crisped

seie

"

were

withering
October

cere

It

was

surely
of
I
"

On That That On Ah
Well I

this
I I

very

night

last

year down down


the

journeyed brought night


demon this
mid
a

journeyed
burden in

herehere-

dread all

this
!

of

nights
tempted
dim

year,
here
?

what

has

me

know,

now,

lake
of

of

Auber
"

This Well
I

misty
know,
now,

region
this
dank

Weir
"

tarn

of

Auber,
Weir."

This

ghoul-haunted

woodland

of

ANNABEL

LEE,

It

was

many In
a

and

many

year
sea,

ago,

kingdom
there
name

by

the

That

maiden
the

lived Annabel lived


be

whom

you

may

know

By
And

of

Lee;
with loved
no

this
Than

maiden
to

she and

other
me.

thought

love

by

was

child this

and

she

was

child,
sea
:

In But
we

kingdom
with

by
a

the love

loved
love

that

was

more

than

"

I With

and
a

my

Annabel that her

Lee;

love

the
and

winged
me.

seraphs

of

heaven

Coveted

And

this In

was

the

reason

that,

long

ago,

this blew

kingdom
out

by
of
a

the

sea,

wind

cloud,

chiUing
Lee
;
came

My
So that
And To shut In

beautiful
her bore her up

Annabel
kinsmen away
a

highborn
her in

from

me.

sepulchre by
the
sea.

this

kingdom

I70

ANNABEL

LEE.

The

ange's,
Went

not

half
her

so

happy
and
me
"

in

heaven,

envying
that
was

Yes

I
"

the

reason

(as
the of

all

men

know,

In That

this
the

kingdom
came

by
out

sea)
the

wind
and

cloud

by
Lee.

night,

Chilling

killing my

Annabel

But

our

love
those

it

was

stronger
were

by
than
we
"

far
we

than

the

love

Of Of

who far
the demons

older

"

many

wiser

than
in

And

neither Nor

angels
down

heaven under from

above,
the the Lee:
sea,

the

Can

ever

dissever

my

soul
Annabel

soul

Of

the

beautiful

For

the
me

moon

never

beams,

without

bringing

dreams the beautiful


never

Of
And the

Annabel

Lee but I

stars

rise,
Annabel

feci
Lee

the
;

bright

eyes

Of
And
s

the
", the

beautiful
all

night-tide,
"

I lie
"

down my

by
life

the and

side

Of

my

darling,
bride,

my

darling,

my

In
In

her
her

septdchre
tomb

there

by
of

the the

sea,
sea.

by

the

side

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

In

speaking
to

of

the

Poetic

Principle,
or

have

no

sign decussing disof

be

either
much

thorough
at

profound.
the

While

very what
to
we

random my

essentiality
purpose
of those wall

call for
or

Poetry,

principal
some

be

cite

consideration American
or

few

minor suit have


my

English
own

poems upon
my

which
ow^n

best

taste,
most
mean,

which,

fancy,
"minor

left

the
I

definite of
course,

impression.
poems of

By

poems"
And
a

little
me

length.
to

here,
words

in

the

beginning,
to
a

permit

say

few

in

regard

somewhat
or

peculiar principle,
wrongfully,
own

which,
had
of the

whether
its

rightfully
influence
I

has

ways al-

in that the

my
a

critical poem
"a

estimate does
not

poem.
I maintain
a

hold
that

long

exist.
is

phrase,
in that
a

long

poem,"

simply
I

flat

contradiction
observe
as

terms.

need

scarcely
inasmuch value

poehi by
the

deserves

its
the this
are,

title
soul.

only
The

it

excites,
is in all

elevating
ratio
of

of

the

poem
But

elevating
through
of be
a so a

excitement.

excitements
That
a

psychal

necessity,
which would
be

transient. entitle

gree deto

excitement
at

poem

called

all,
of
any
at

cannot

sustained
After

throughout
the
"

composition
half
an

great
very

length.
utmost,

lapse
fails
"

of

hour,

the

it

flags

(171)

172
revulsion

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

ensues

"

and

then

the

poem

is,in effect,
found that culty diffithe

and

in fact, no
are,
no

longer
doubt,
is

such. many who critical


to

There
in

have

reconciling
Lost"
with for

the

dictum

"Paradise

be

devoutly

admired

throughout,

maintaining
enthusiasm This
as

impossibility of of it,during perusal, the amount


that

the

absolute

which

critical
in

dictum
to

would
be

mand. de-

great work,
all

fact, is

regarded

poetical only when,


works series of its

requisitein
merely
its
as a

losing sight of that vital view of it Art, Unity, we


poems. effect
or

minor

If, to preserve

Unity
it
result and

"

totality of
be
a

read
the

(as would
is but

necessary) at
constant

impression we a single sitting,


"

alternation
a

of

ment excitewe

depression.
true

After
there
no

passage

of what

feel

to

be of
us

poetry,

follows, inevitably, a
critical

passage
can

platitude which
to

prejudgment
the
"

force
we

admire

; but

if,upon

completing

work,
that shall

again, omitting the first book second the is to say, with we conmiencing be finding that admirable surprised at now
read it
"

which
we

we

before

condenmed
so

"

that

damnable
It

which

had

previously
that
even

much

admired.

follows
or

from lute

all this effect


"

the the

ultimate, aggregate,
best

absois
a

of

epic

under fact.

the

sun,

nullity
In

and

this is
to

precisely the
Iliad, we

regard

the
very

have, if
for

not

positive
it
the

proof, at
intended

least
as a

good
of

reason,

believing

series

lyrics; but, granting

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

173
the work modern but the
any
"

epic intention, I can in an based imperfect epic is, of


an

say
sense

only
of

that
Art.

is

The

the

supposititiousancient
and blindfold imitation. is
over.

model,
But

inconsiderate
of these
very
"

day
which poem

artistic anomalies

If, at
in
no

time,

any

long
be

poem

luere

popular
that

reality
very

I doubt

it is at

least

clear

long

will
the

ever

popular again.
of
a

That

extent
measure
we

poetical work
seems

is, ceteris
edly, undoubtciently suffithe

paribus,
when

the

of its merit,
state
we are

thus
"

it,

proposition
for
can
"

absurd

yet

indebted
there

it to

Quarterly
in
mere

Reviews.

Surely
bulk,

be there

nothing
can

size, abstractly considered


in
mere so

be
cerned, con-

nothing

far

as

volume

is

which
from
to

has these

so

continuously
sentiment does
no man

elicited
! of
A

ration admitain, moun-

saturnine

pamphlets

be

sure,

by

the

mere

physical
us

magnitude
a

which the

it conveys,

impress
is

with

sense

of

sublime

"

but

impressed
of
even

after

this fashion Columbiad."


us

by the material
Even
be
so

grandeur

"The

the

Quarterlies have

not

instructed

to

they

have

not

insisted

by
what

the

cubic
are

foot,
we

or

impressed by it. As yet, on our estimating Lamartine Pollock by the pound -but
from

else about

to

infer

their

continual

ing prat-

"sustained
little

effort"?
has

If, by

"sustained
an

effort," any

gentleman thing

accomplished
for

epic, let

us

frankly commend
be
a

him

the but

effort let

"

if this indeed

commendable"

us

174

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

forbear
It is to
come,

praising the epic on be hoped that common will prefer deciding


by
the than

the

effort's

account.

sense,

in the
a

time
of

to Art

upon
"

work

rather

impression
by
the the
amount

it makes

by
to

the

effect

it

produces"
effect,
which
or

time

it took
of

impress

the

by
been

"sustained

effort"

had

found
fact

necessary

in

effectingthe
is
all

pression imone

The

is,

that another

perseverance
"

thing
and been
the

and

genius quite
in Christendom

nor

can

the

Quarterlies by,
this

confound
many

them.

By
I

proposition,with

which

have

In just urging, will be received as self-evident. ities, falsas meantime, by being generally condemned they will not be essentiallydamaged as truths.

On

the

other

hand, it is
Undue

clear

that

poem

ma)^

be

improperly
mere now

brief

brevit}' degenerates
vo'y
a

into
while
never

A epigrammatism. then and producing


a

short
or

poem,

brilliant

vivid,

produces
nuist

be

the
wax.

profound or enduring, steady pressing down


De

effect. of the

There

stamp
erable innum-

upon

the

Beranger
and
too

has

wrought

things, pungent
general
themselves

they

have

been into

deeply
so

the of

in but spirit-stirring, imponderons to stamp public attention, and

thus,
aloft
A

as

many
to

feathers

fancy, have
the the

been

blown

only
in

be

whistled
instance

dowu
of

wind.
effect

remarkable

of

undue
of
quisite ex-

brevity
the

depressing a
:

poem,

popular view,

is afforded
"

keeping it out by the following

in

little Serenade

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

175

I arise In

from

dreams

of

thee

the

first sweet

When And
I arise

the the from


a

winds
stars

are are

sleep of night breathing low, shining bright.


of

dreams my

thee,

And
Has

in spirit
me
"

feet how ?
"

led

who

knows

To The
On

thy chamber-window,

sweet

wandering
the

airs the

they faint
stream
"

dark

silent

The

champak
sweet

odors

fail
;

Ivike
The

thoughts in a dream nightingale's complaint,


upon her
on as

It dies As I must

heart, thine,

die

O, beloved
O, lift me
I

thou

art

from
I

the

grass

die,

faint, I

fail !

Let
On

thy
my

love

in kisses

rain

lipsand
is cold beats

eyelids pale.
and

My

cheek

white,
and

alas
:

My
O

heart

loud
to

fast

! press Where

it close

thine

again,

it will break

at last !

Very yet
Their will
no

few less
warm,

perhaps
a

are

familiar

with

these

lines,
author.

poet

than

Shelley
and

is their

yet delicate

ethereal but

imagination by
none so

be

appreciated

by

all,

176

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

thoroughly
sweet

as

by him
of
one

who

has

himself
to

arisen
in the

from
matic aro-

dreams air of
a

beloved

bathe

southern

midsummer poems
he
same

night.
the very has

One

of

the

finest which
this from

by Willis,
has
ever

best
no

in

my

opinion
kept
back

written,
of

doubt, through
been the

defect

undue

brevity,
less in

its proper

position,not
view
:
"

critical than

in the

popular

The

shadows
near

lay along Broadway,


the there

'Twas

And
Was

slowly
walk'd

twilight-tide" a lady fair


in her
;

walking

pride.
side.

Alone

she

but, viewlessly,
her

Walk'd

at spirits

Peace

charm'd
Honor

the

street

beneath
air ;
on

her

feet.

And

charm'd

the

And
And For

all astir looked

kind
as

her,
"

called

her
ever

good
gave

fair her

all God

to

She

kept

with

chary

care.

She

kept
heart the

with

care
warm

her

beauties
true"

rare

From For

lovers
was

and
to

cold
came

all but
not to

gold,
woo
"

And
But

rich

honor'd If

well

her

charms

to

sell.

prieststhe selling do.

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

177
fair

Now A

walking
she make
Want

there

was

one

more

"

slight girl,lily-pale;
had
unseen

And
To

company
"

the

spiritquail
Scorn she

'Twixt And

and

walk'd

forlorn,

nothing could

avail.

No

mercy From

now

can

clear

her
to

brow pray, in air,

this love's woman's

world's wild

peace

For

as

prayer gave

dissolved
way

Her But

heart

!
"

the

sin

forgiven by
is cursed

Christ !

in Heaven,

By
this
the
"verses

man

alway

In

composition
Willis
who

we

find

it difficult to recognize
so

has

written lines while


are

many

mere

of but

society."
full
an

The

not

only richly
breathe
an

ideal

of

energy,

they
all

earnestness,
which works While
in
we

evident
in

sincerity of sentiment, throughout


while

for

look

vain

the

other

of

this author. the

epic mania,

the idea that

to merit

poetry prolixity is indispensable,has


past been

for

some

years

mind,

by

mere

gradually dying out of the dint of its own absurdity, we


heresy
too

public
find
be

it

succeeded

by
but

palpably
in the
said
our

false to

long

tolerated,

one

which,
may be

brief have

already endured,
more

to

period it has accomplished


Literature
I

in
all

the

corruption of
enemies

Poetical

than

its other

combined.

allude

to

178
the

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

heresy
ultimate
it is

of

The

Didactic.

It

has

been

assumed, Every
and

tacitlyand
the

avowedly, directly and

indirectly,that
is Truth.
a

object
is the
We

of

all

Poetry

poem,

said, should

inculcate

moral,

by

this moral

adjudged.
this
have it into the been
our

to be poetical merit of the work Americans especiallyha\ e ized patron-

happy
heads

idea, and

we

Bostonians
We

very have

pecially es-

developed
that

it in full.
to

taken for

write

poem

simply
to

poem's sake, and to acknowledge such be confess to our design, would


in the
true

have

ourselves and but


we

radically wanting
force
:
"

poetic dignity
is that
our

but

the

simple
to

fact

would
own

we

permit
should
sun

ourselves

look there

into

souls

immediately
there

discover
nor can

that

under
any

the work

neither

exists

exist

more

more thoroughly dignified,

supremely
per
more,

noble,
poem poem

tlian

this very
is
a

poem, poem

this
and

poem

se, this

which written
With

nothing
sake. for the
man,

this

solely for
as

the

poem's

deep
some

reverence

True

as

ever

spired in-

the

bosom

of

would

nevertheless of inculcation.

limit, in
I

measure,
to

its

modes
I

would

limit them

enforce

them. The

would

not

feeble en-

by dissipation.
She
has
no

demands

of Truth

are

S}mpathy with the myrtles. is so which All that cisely indispensable in Song is preshe has nothing whatever all that with which her a flaunting paradox to It is but making to do. In enforcing a and flowers. in gems her wreathe
severe.

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

179
efflorescence
of
We
we

truth

we

need
We

severity rather
must

than

language.
must must

be
be

simple, precise,terse. In a word, cool, calm, unimpassioned.


in that
converse

be

mood

which,
of the
not

as

nearly
the

as

possible,
must

is the
blind chasmal

exact

poetical. perceive
the
He

He

be
and

indeed

who

does

radical
and be

difference

between

truthful
must

the

poeticalmodes mad beyond


the

of inculcation.

theoryof

redemption
still

who,

in

spite
of

these
cile recon-

differences, shall
obstinate

persistin attempting
waters

to

oils and

Poetry

and

Truth.
of mind into Dividing the world immediately obvious distinctions, we its three have the
I most Pure

Intellect, Taste,
Taste which in the
in the

and

the because

Moral

Sense.

place

middle mind
either

it is

just
It

this

position
intimate
Moral that of

it

occupies.
so

holds
from

relations Sense

with is

extreme

; but

the

separated by
has
not

faint
to

difference
some

Aristotle

hesitated
the

place

its

operations
we a

among find the

virtues

themselves. the
as

theless Never-

of offices

trio marked
the

with
cerns con-

sufficient
itself

distinction. with

Just
so

Intellect
us

Truth,
the

Taste
Sense

informs

of

the
of the
tents con-

Beautiful, while Duty.


Of

Moral

is

regardful
teaches Taste

this latter,while
Reason

Conscience

obligation, and
herself
war

the

expediency,

upon her

displaying the charms, waging the ground of her deformVice solely on ity, disproportion,her animosity to the fitting,

with

i8o

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

to

the

appropriate,to
immortal is thus

the

harmonious,
within the

in

word,

to

Beauty.
An
man

instinct
sense

deep
of his
to

the

spirit of
This
fold mani-

plainly a
administers

Beautiful.
in the

it is which

delight
odors,
and

forms, and
amid

sounds,
exists.

and And
the

sentiments

which
in the

he

just
eyes
or

as

the

lilyis
in

peated re-

lake,
mere

or

of

Amaryllis

the

mirror,
these

so

is the

oral

written

of repetition

forms, and
a

sounds,

and

colors, and
of
He

odors,
But

and this

sentiments
mere

duplicate
not

source

delight.
who

is repetition

poetry.

shall

simply
or

sing,
however and

with

however
a

glowing
truth of

enthusiasm,
the

with

vivid

description,of
colors, and
with his divine distance
have he has

sights,
he,

sounds,

and

odors,
in
conmion

and

sentiments
"

which
I say,

greet hitn
has
a

all mankind title.

yet failed

to

prove the
We

There
he has
quenchable, un-

is still
been

something
to

in

which
a

unable

attain.

still
not

thirst
iis

to

allay which
This
It is at

shown
to

the

crystal springs.
of
Man.

thirst
once

belongs
a

the

tality immorand
an

consequence

indication of the
of
to

of

his

perennial
for the

existence.
It
us,

It is the
no a mere

sire de-

moth the the

star.

is

ciation appreeffort
an static ec-

Beauty Beauty

before

but

wild

reach

above.

we

prescience of the struggle by multiform


and

Inspired by glories beyond the


combinations
among
a

grave, the of

things
that

thoughts
whose

of

Time

to

attain

portion

Loveliness

very

elements

perhaps

apper-

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

i8i

tain
or

to

eternity alone.

And
the

thns
most

when

by Poetry,
of the into

when

by Music,
we

entrancing
melted Gravina

poetic moods,
we

find
as

ourselves the

tears,

weep

then,

not

Abbate

supposes,
a

of pleasure,but through excess at our petulant, impatient sorrow


now,

through
and

certain
grasp
ever,

inabilityto
once

wholly,
divine
poem,
or

here and

on

earth,

at

for

those

rapturous joys
the

of

which
we

through
attain

the brief To
"

through
to

music,

but

and

indeterminate

glimpses.
the

struggle
this

apprehend
the
to

ness supernal Loveliof souls

struggle, on
"

part

fittingly
which
to

constituted it (the

has

given
ever

the
been

world enabled

all that
at

world)
and Poetic

has
to

once

understand
The

feel

as

poetic.
of in
course,

Sentiment,
modes in very the
"

may

develop

itself in various in

Architect,
"

Painting, in Sculpture, Dance" especially in very


with
a

Music
in the

and

and peculiarly,
of the

wide

field,
Our
to

composition
theme,

present

Landscape Garden. however, has regard only


And
here let
me

its

manifestation

in words.

speak

brieflyon

Contenting myself topic of rhythm. with the certainty that Music, in its various modes of a rhyme, is of so vast metre, rhythm, and in Poetry as never to be wisely rejected is moment so vitally important an adjunct, that he is simply declines its assistance, I will not now sillywho its absolute to maintain essentiality.It is in pause Music nearly attains the perhaps that the soul most
"

the

i82

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

great

end

for

which,

when

inspired by
the

the of

Poetic

Sentiment, Beauty.
end
often from cannot thus

it
It may

struggles"
then,

creation
here in

supernal
We

be, indeed, that


attained
a

this sublime
are

is, now
made
an

and
to

fact.
notes

feel, with
are

shivering delight,that
stricken
to

earthly harp
have
been

which
And
of

unfamiliar little doubt in its


for

the

angels.
union
we

there

can

be
Music

that

in the
sense,

Poetry with
find The the old
we

popular
the

shall

widest Bards do
own

field and
not

Poetic

development.
had

Minnesingers
possess
was,
as :
" "

advantages
Moore,

which

and in the
poems. would

Thomas
most

singing
manner,

his

songs,

legitimate
in

To
the

perfecting them recapitulate then


of words
Its sole
as

define,

brief,

Poetry
with

The

Rythmical
With
it has

Creation
the

of

Beauty.
or

arbiter

is Taste.

lect Intel-

the

Conscience

onl}' collateral
has
no concern

relations. whatever
A

Unless
either

incidentally, it
Dut}^
or

with

with

Truth. That
most

few

words,
is the

however,
at
once

in
the

explanation.
most

pleasure which

pure,

the

elevating,and
from the the

most

intense, is derived,
of
we

tain, I mainIn

contemplation
of

the

Beautiful. find

contemplation
to

Beauty

alone

it possible
or as citement ex-

attain

that

pleasurable elevation,
we

of
Poetic from
the

the

soul, which
and which

recognize
is
so

the

Sentiment,

guished easily distinsatisfaction


is the of

Truth, which
or

is the

Reason,

from

Passion, which

excite-

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

183
therefore
I make
"

ment

of the

the word

Heart,
as

make of

Beauty,
the

using
Beauty
it is
made
causes

inclusive
of of the
Art

sublime"

the

province
rule
as as

poem,
that

simply
effects

because be
their

an

obvious
to
:
"

should from

spring
no one

directly as
yet

possible

having been weak enough in qi^estionis at the peculiar elevation to deny that in the least most It by readily attainable poem.
no means

follows, however,
or

that of be
; for

the

incitements
or even

of

Passion,
of

the

precepts
may
not

Duty,

the

lessons

Truth,
with

introduced

into

poem,

and

advantage
various
the

incidentally, in
of the work
to tone
:

but
them

subserve they may the general purposes ways, artist will always contrue trive in proper

down
is the

subjection
and the

to

that
essence

Beauty
of

which
poem,

atmosphere
the few

real

the

I cannot

better
for

introduce
your

poems than

which

shall

present
of the

consideration,
to

by
"

the
"

citation

Proem

Longfellow's
the of darkness

"Waif:

The

day

is from

done,
the

and

Falls
As
a

wings
in his

Night,

feather
an

is wafted

downward

From

eagle

flight.

see

the

lights of through

the the

village
rain

Gleam

and

the
o'er

mist,
me,

And

feeling of
my soul

sadness
cannot

comes

That

resist ;

84
A

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

feeling of
That

sadness akin
sorrow

and
to

longing,

is not

pain,
only
the

And
As

resembles
the mist

resembles

rain.

Come,
Some

read

to

me

some

poem.

simple
shall soothe

and

heartfelt

lay,
of

That And

this restless

banish

the

thoughts

feeling, day.

Not Not

from from

the

grand
bards

old

masters.

the

sublime,

Whose

distant the

footsteps echo
corridors
of

Through

Time.

For, like
Their

strains

of

martial

music,

mighty thoughts suggest


toil and
I

Life's endless
And

endeavor for rest.

to-night

long

Read

from

some

humbler

poet.
from his of

Whose
As

songs
from

gushed
the the

heart.

showers Or
tears

clouds

summer, ;

from

eyelids

start

Who And

through long days

of

labor,

nights
wonderful

devoid

of ease. the

Still heard Of

in his soul

music

melodies.

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

185

Such
The

songs

have

power

to
care,

quiet

restless
come

pulse of
the after

And

like follows

benediction
prayer.

That

Then The

read

from

the

treasured

volume

poem lend
to

of the of

thy choice,

And
The

rhyme

of

the

poet

beauty
the

thy voice.
be filled with

And

night
cares

shall that

music,

And Shall And

the

infest the like the


awa\'.

day
Arabs,

fold their tents


as

silentlysteal
of

With
have

no

great range

been

justly admired
Some of the
can

imagination, these for their delicacy


are

lines of
pression. ex-

images
"

very

effective.

Nothing

be

better

than

the Whose
Down

bards

sublime,
Time.

distant
the

footsteps echo
of

corridors

The
The

idea
poem

of
on

the

last the

quatrain

is also

very

effective.
be

whole,

however,

is

chiefly to
of
of of

admired
so

for the in

graceful insouciance
with
the

its metre, the the in


a

well

accordance and

character the
ease

sentiments,

especially for
This
"
"

general

manner.

ease

or

naturalness,

86

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

literary style, it
as ease

has

long been
But
to

the
"

fashion
as so a
:

to

gard re-

in

appearance

alone
not

point
a

of

really difficult
manner

attainment.

"

natural
never

is difficult with it
"

only
the the

him

who

should
It is but
or

meddle of

to

unnatural.

the

sult re-

writing
that that
must

with the which

understanding,
in
mass

with

the

instinct,

tone,
the

composition,
of vary,

should would with


of all upon has

always

be and

mankind
of
course,

adopt
the

"

perpetually
author

occasion.

The American

who,

after should

the be

fashion
upon

Ilie North occasions


many
no more
"

Review,
"

merely
be
to
a

quiet,"

must

necessarily
and

occasions

or simpl}'silly, stupid ;

right
than

be

considered

"easy"
or

or

ural "nat-

Cockney
in the

exquisite,
of
one

than

the

sleeping Beauty
Among
much the

waxworks.

minor
me

poems
as a

Bryant,
which
of it
:
"

none

has

so

impressed
I

the

he

entitles

"June."

quote

only

portion

There, through the long, long


The And

summer

hours,

golden light should


young
in their shovild herbs

lie,
groups of flowers

thick Stand

and

beauty by.
build and
my tell cell
;

The His

oriole

love-tale, close
The idle
rest

beside

butterfly
him

vShould The

there, and
bee and

there

be heard bird.

housewife

humming

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

187
noon,

And

what,
Come,

if cheerful

shouts

at

from

the

villagesent.
beneath
the ?
moon.

Or

songs

of maids,

With And
what

fairy laughter
if,in
lovers my the the

blent

evening light,
in

Betrothed
Of
I would

walk
monument
scene

sight
?

low

lovely
no

around

Might

know

sadder

sight

nor

sound.

know,
The
would
Nor

I know

I should

not

see

season's its

Nor

glorious show, brightness shine


nuisic flow of
;

for

me

its wild my

But

if,around
friends

place
should
not

sleep,
to

The

I love

come

weep.

They
Should

might
them

haste and

to

go.

vSoft airs and

song,

keep

light and bloom, lingering by my tomb.

These

to

their soften'd

hearts has

should

bear

The

thought
of
one

of

what

been.
share
;

And

speak
The

who of the

cannot
scene

gladness
part in
of
the

Whose

all the
summer

pomp

that

fills

The

circuit
Is"

hills,
is green
;

that

his grave

And To

their hearts deeply would hear again his living voice.

rejoice

88

THE

POETIC

PRLNCIPLE.

rhythmical flow nothing could be more in affected me al\va3's


intense
to

The

here

is

even

voluptuous
The
manner.

"

melodious.
a

poem

has

remarkable
seems

The
up, force, perings .sayto

melancholy
the surface his grave,

which of all
we

to

well

the find

poet's

cheerful

about
soul"

thrillingus poetic
one

the

while

there The

is

the

truest

elevation
a

in the

thrill. sadness. which

impression
And

left is

of

urable pleasbe let

if,in

the

remaining
to

sitions compothere

I
a

shall similar that of

introduce
tone
or

you,

more me

or

less of you

always
why
is
we

apparent,
know

remind certain with

(how
sadness

not)
nected con-

this

taint
all

inseparably
of

the

higher

manifestations

true

Beauty.

It

is, nevertheless,

feeling of
That
is not resembles the mist

sadness akin
sorrow

and
to

And
As

longing pain. only


the

resembles

rain.

The
even
"

taint
in
a

of

which
so
"

poem

The

Health

of

speak is clearly perceptible full of brilliancy and spirit as Edward Coote Pinkney :
I
"

I fill this cup

to

one

made

up

Of
A

loveliness
of

alone,
her

woman,

gentle

sex

The

seeming

paragon

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

189

To

whom And

the

better
stars

elements have

kindly
so

given
air,
heaven.

form

fair

that, like the


earth than

'Tis less of

Her

every

tone

is music's

own.

Like
And

those

of

something
ever

morning birds. than more melody


words
heart
are

Dwells

in her of her
see

The

coinage
from may issue
one

her

they.

And
As

lipseach
the burden the
rose.

flows 'd bee

Forth

from

Affections
The
Her

are

as

thoughts
of
her

to

her,
;

measures

hours

feelings have
freshness of

the

fragrancy.
flowers
;

The
And So

young

lovely passions,changing oft,


fill her, she

appears

The
The

image

of

themselves

by turns,
!

"

idol of

past
face the

years

Of
A

her

bright picture on
of her
must

one

glance

will trace

brain,
in

And
A

voice

echoing
remain mine of

hearts
;

sound memory,

long
such
as

But
So

her,

very

much is be

endears,

When

death
not

nigh

my

latest hers.

sigh

Will

life's,but

I90

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

I fill'd this

cup

to

one

made

up

Of
A

loveliness
of her

alone,

woman,

gentle
"

sex

The
Her

seeming
health
more

paragon

! and

would
a

on

earth

there

stood,

Some

of such be
a

frame,

That And

life

might

all
name.

poetry.

weariness

It

was

the
too

misfortune
far south.

of

Mr.

Pinkney
he would been

to
a

have
New

been

born

Had
that he

Englander,
ranked
as

it is the

probable
first of which

have

been that

American has
so

lyrists by

magnanimous
the the The
the

cabal of

long controlled

destinies

American

Letters, in
North American

conducting
Review.
;

thing
poem

called

The cited is

just

especially beautiful
it induces
the
we

but refer

poetic elevation

which

must

in sympathy chieflyto our We pardon his hyperboles

poet's enthusiasm.
evident
ness earnest-

for the

with
It
was

which

they
means

are

uttered. my

by
upon

no

design, however,
I should

to

patiate ex-

the

merits

of what for

read

you.
Boc-

These

will

necessarily speak
his

themselves.

calini, in
tells
us

Advertisements
once a

from
admirable
for the

Parnassus,
a

that

Zoilus upon

presented Apollo
very him

very
:
" "

caustic

criticism
the
He
errors.

book beauties

whereupon
the about work.

god

asked

of

the

replied that he only busied himself On hearing this, Apollo, hand-

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

191
him

ing pick
Now

him
out

sack

of

unwinnowed

wheat, bade
well
sure no means

all Ihe

chaff
answers

for his reward. very


no am means as a

this fable
"

hit at
the

the

critics
was

but the

am

by
I

that

god
that

in
true

right.
of

by

certain
are

the

limits

the

critical

duty
in
a

not

grossly

misunderstood.
may be

Excellence,
in the

poem

especially,

light of an axiom, which need self-evident. only be properly put, to become if it require to be demonstrated It is not excellence thus such and to point out too : as particularly
"

considered

the
are

merits
not

of

work

of

Art, is

to

admit

that

they
is

merits
the

altogether.
"Melodies"
of

Among
one

Thomas
as

Moore
a

whose
seems

distinguished
to

character

poem
of

proper

have
to

been his lines

singularly
intense

left out
"
"

view.
rest

allude

beginning
energy

Come,
their

in

this

bosom."
is not

The

of

expression
There
are

surpassed by anything
the

in

Byron.
is vine Dithe

two

of

lines

in which all in

sentiment
of

conveyed
has human found

that of

embodies Love
"

the
a

all

passion
hearts

sentiment and in

which, perhaps,
more

its echo
than

in more, any
:
"

passionate,
ever

other

single sentiment

embodied

in words
rest

Come,

in this bosom,
herd
;

my

own

stricken

deer,
home is

Though
Here

the

have

fled

from

thee, thy

still here

still is the
a

smile,
a

that
all

no

cloud
own

can

o'ercast.
the

And

heart

and

hand

thy

to

last.

192

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

Oh

! what

was

love
and ?

made

for, if 'tis not


torment,

the

same

Through
and
I know I but

joy

through

through
heart,
thou

glory

shame

not, I ask
know that

not, if guilt'sin that


I love

thee,

whatever

art.

Thou And

hast

call'd

me

thy Angel
be, 'mid
the

in moments horrors of

of

bliss,
"

thy Angel
the

I'll

this,
to

Through
And

furnace,
thee, and

unshrinking,
thee,

thy s'eps perish

pursue.

shield
too!

save

"

or

there

It has

been

the

fashion

of

late

days

to

deny
"

Moore

Imagination, while granting him Fancy Coleridge than originating with


"

tion distincno

whom

man

more

fully comprehended
The
fact

the

great powers
of this

of
so

Moore.

is, that
over

the his
men,

fancy
other
as

poet

far
over

predominates the fancy of


naturally,
never w^as

all

faculties, and
have

all other the

to

induced,

very But
a

idea
a

that

he

is fanciful
Never
true

only.
was

there

greater mistake.
the fame of
a

grosser compass
no

wTong of poem in

done
the

poet.
can

In

the mind

English
best
I

laiiguage
"

call to

more

profoundly
sense,
were

more

weirdly
lines
mencing com-

imaginative,
"

the

than

the

"I

would

by
of

that

dim

lake"
Moore.

"

which

are

the
I
am

composition
unable noblest
"

Thomas

regret
One

that

to

remember

them. of

of

the

and, speaking

Fancy

"

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

193
of
Ines
:
"

one

of
was

the

most

singularly
Hood.

fanciful "Fair

modern
"

poets,

Thomas
me an

His

had

always

for

inexpressible charm
not

saw

ye

fair Ines

She's To

gone

into

the
sun

West,
is down,

dazzle
And rob

when
the
our

the world

of rest.

She
The

took

with her, da34iglit


that
we

smiles

love
on

best,
her

With And

morning

blushes
her

cheek,

pearls upon again,


the

breast.

turn

fair Ines,

Before
For

fall of
moon

night,
should shine

fear the And


stars

alone,

unrivall'd will the

bright ;
lover

And

blessed walks

be

That And

beneath the
even

their

light,
cheek

breathes
not

love write

against thy
!

I dare

Would That Who


And
Were Or

I had

been, fair Ines,

gallant cavalier.
rode
so

gaily by thy side,


thee
so near

whisper'd
there
no no

!
at

bonny
lovers
cross

dames

home,

true

here.
the dear
seas

That The
13

he

should

to win

dearest

of

the

194
I

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

saw

thee, lovely Ines,

Descend With
And And

along

the

shore,

bands

of noble waved

gentlemen,
before
;

banners

gentle youth
snowy have been been
no

and

maidens

gay,
;

And
It would

plumes
a

they
!

wore

beauteous

dream,

If it had

more

Alas, alas, fair Ines,


She
went

away

with

song.

With And
But

Music

waiting on her steps, shoutings of the throng ;


were

some

sad

and

felt

no

mirth,

But In

only
her

Music's
that

wrong.

sounds To

sang

Farewell, Farewell,
so

you've loved

long.

Farewell,
That

farewell, fair Ines,


never on so

vessel
a

bore its deck.

So

fair
Nor

lady

danced
for

light before,
on

"

Alas

pleasure
on

the

sea,

And The
Has

sorrow

the

shore
one more

! heart

smile

that

blest many

lover's

broken

"The
one

Haunted
the
one

House,"
poems
most
ever

by

the

same
"

author, is
one one

of

truest

written,

of

the

truest,

of the

unexceptionable,

of the

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

95
and in
"

most

thoroughly
It I

both artistic,

in

its theme

its execution.

is, moreover,
its
of

powerfully length
renders
In

ideal
it

imaginative.
for
of
"

regret that
purposes
to
:

suitable un-

the
me

this lecture.

place

it

permit
of

offer
"
"

the

universally appreciated

Bridge

Sighs
One

more

Unfortunate,
of

Weary
Gone

breath.
death
!

Rashly importunate
to

her

Take

her

up

tenderly,
care

Lift her
Fashioned

with
so

;"

slenderly,
fair !

Young
Look

and

so

at her

garments
;

Clinging
Whilst

like cerements
wave

the from her up


not

constantly

Drips
Take

her

clothing ;

instantly. loathing.

Loving,
Touch Think

her of

not

scornfully mournfully,
;

her

Gently
Not

and

humanly
stains
of

of the
that

of her, her

All Now

remains

is pure

w'omanly.

196

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

Make
Into

uo

ber

deep scrutiny mutiny


un

Rash
Past

and
all

dutiful

dishonor,
left
on

Death

has

her

Only
Where
So

the

beautiful.

the

far in
many

lamps quiver the river,


a

With PVom From She

light
and
to

window

casement

garret

basement,
amazement,

stood, with

Houseless

by night.
wind tremble dark of March
and

The Made
But Or

bleak
her
not

shiver

the

arch,
:

the

black

Mad Glad Swift

from
to

flowing river life's history,


mystery
hurl'd"

death's

to be

Anywhere,
Out of the

anywhere
world !

In
No

she

plunged boldly, how matter coldly


rough
the

The
Over

river

ran,

"

brink
"

of

it,
of

Picture

it, think

it,

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

197

Dissolute Lave
ill

man

! of it !

it,drink
can

Then,

if you

for Still, One

all

slipsof hers,
family
"

of

Bve's

Wipe
Loop
Her

those
so

poor

lips of

hers

Oozing
up

clammily.
her from
tresses

Escaped
Whilst Where

the

comb,
;

fair auburn

tresses

wonderment
was

guesses

her

home

Who
Who

was
was

her her
a a

father
mother

? ?

Had
Had Or
was

she she

sister ? brother
a nearer

?
one

there
a

dearer
one

Still,and
Yet, than

all other

Alas
Of

! for the

rarity charity
!

Christian the
was sun

Under
Oh
Near Home

! it
a

! pitiful whole city full,

she

had

none

198

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

Sisterly,brotherly, Fatherly, motherly, Feelings


Love,
Thrown Even
had

changed

by

harsh

evidence.
its eminence
;

from

God's

providence

Seeming
Take her

estranged.
tenderly
care

up

Lift her
Fashion'd

with
so

slenderly,
so

Young
Ere
her

and

fair !

limbs
too
"

frigidly

Stiffen

rigidly, kindly,
compose
"

Decently
Smooth
them

and
;

And

her

eyes,
so

close

them,
!

Staring

blindly

Dreadfully staring Through


As

muddy
with
of

when look
on

impurity. the daring

Last Fixed

despairing

futurity.

Perishing gloomily, Spurred by contumely, Cold inhumanity, Burning insanity,

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

199

Into Cross
As

her

rest,

"

if

humbly, praying dumbly,


her

her

hands

Over

breast
her

Owning
Her

weakness,
meekness.
! less remarkable
rying car-

evil

behavior,
Saviour is

And
Her

leaving, with
sins to her this The
to the

The than

vigor
its the

of

poem

no

pathos.
fanciful

versification,although
very verge of the
to

fantastic,
wild

is nevertheless

admirably adapted
is the minor thesis
of the

the

sanity in-

which

poem.

Among
which which
has

the
never

poems

of

Ivord

Byron

is

one

received

from

the critics the


:
"

praise

it

undoubtedly
the the

deserves

Though
And

day

of

my
my

destiny'sover,
fate hath
to

star

of

declined.

Thy
The

soft

heart

refused
so

discover
could find
;

faults which

many
my

Though
And
It

thy
love

soul
not

with
to

grief was
it with
me,

acquainted,
painted

It shrunk

share my

the
never

which found

spirithath
but in thee.

hath

Then The
I do

when

nature

around

me
answers

is

smiling,
to

last smile
not

which
it

mine,

believe

beguiling.
me

Because

it reminds

of

thine

200

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

And
As

when
the

winds
breasts

are

at

war

with
in with

the

ocean,

I beheved

me,

If their

billows

excite
bear

an me

emotion,
from thee.

It is that

they

Though
And

the

rock

of

my
are

last
sunk soul

hope
in

is the

shivered,
wave,

its

fragments
feel that
"

Though I To pain
There

my
not

is delivered its slave.

it shall
a

be
to

is many
may

pang but

pursue

me

They They

crush,

they
shall
"

vsliall not
not not

contemnme
"

may

torture, but
thee
that

subdue of them.

'Tis of

I think

Though Though

human,
woman,

thou

didst

not

deceive
not

me,

thou

didst

forsake,

Though loved, thou forborest to grieve me, couldst shake, Though slandered, thou never Though trusted, thou didst not disclaim me. not to fly. Though parted, it was Though
Nor

watchful,
mute,
that

'twas

not

to

defame

me,

the

world

might

belie.

Yet Nor

I blame

not
war was

the the

world,
many

nor

despise it,
one
"

the
soul

of
not

with

If my

fitted to
sooner error

prize it,
shun
cost
:

'Twas And And


if

folly not

to

dearly
more

that

hath

me.

than

once

could

foresee,

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

201

I have

found
not

that

whatever
me

it lost me, of thee.

It could

deprive

From

the wreck
much

of
I at
me

the least

past, which
may

hath

perished,

Thus
It hath

recall,
I most

taught
to
a

that dearest

which
of is

cherished

Deserved
In

be

all

the
In

desert wide

fountain
waste

springing.
still is
a

the
a

there solitude

tree,

And

bird

in the

Which

speaks

to

my

singing, of thee. spirit

Although
the
No

the

rhythm

here could

is

one

of

the be of
can

most

cult, diffi-

versification theme
ever

scarcely
the
no

improved.
poet.
It

nobler

engaged

pen
man

is the

soul-elevatingidea that entitled himself to complain adversity he


w^oman.

consider
in love his of

of

Fate

while

still retains

the

unwavering
in

From
I

Alfred

Tennyson, although
as

perfect
that
a

cerity sinever

regard him
have
left
I

the

noblest
to

poet
cite think

lived,
brief
noblest

myself time
call

only

very the

specimen.
of
are

him,

and the
most

him

poets,
at

not

because the

impressions
profound
he but
because
"

he
Jiot

produces
because
is at
at

all

times

the

poetical excitement
the
most

which
"

induces it is the little

all

times the

most

intense
"

all

times

ethereal
most

in other
No

words,
so

most

elevating and

pure.

poet is

202

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

of

the

earth, earthy.
his last

What

am

about
:

to
"
"

read

is

from

long

poem,

"The

Princess

Tears, idle tears,


Tears from in the

I know

not
some

what

they

mean,

the

depth
the
of

of

divine
to

despair
eyes,

Rise
In

heart, and
on

gather

the

looking

happy
the

Autumn

fields,
are no

And

thinking
as

days

that

more.

Fresh That

the
our

first beam

glittering on
up from
over

sail,

brings
as

friends

the

underworld.
one

Sad That
So

the

last which

reddens
we

sinks
so

with

all

love

below
are

the
no

verge
more.

sad,

fresh, the days


and

that

Ah,
The To The
So

sad

strange
of when

as

in dark

summer

dawns

earliest

pipe

half-awaken
unto

'd birds

dying
sad,
so

ears,

casement

slowly

grows

dying eyes a glimmering


are no

square
more.

strange, the days that

Dear

as

remember'd
as

kisses

after

death,

And
On
,

sweet

those
are

by hopeless fancy feign'd


;

lipsthat
as

for others

deep
with
are

as

love,

Deep
O

first love, and in

wild

all
no

regret
more.

Death

the days lyife,

that

Thus,
manner,

although
I

in

very

cursory
to

and
to

imperfect
you my my

have
of the

endeavored Poetic

convey

conception

Principle.

It has

been

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

203

purpose is

to

suggest

that, while
the

this

strictlyand always
found

simply
the

Human

Principleitself Aspiration for


of the

Supernal Beauty,
is

manifestation

in

an

elevating excitement
of that
or

Principle of the
is the
is
to

soul, quite independent


intoxication
the of the of

passion which
that truth

Heart,
the

of

which

satisfaction
alas elevate the !

Reason. is

For, in regard
to
on
"

passion,
than
to
"

its the

tendency
soul.

degrade
the the
Venus

rather
"

Love,
Eros

contrary
Uranian
"

Love

true,

the

divine
the

as

distinguished
themes. And the
a

from the in

Dionsean
truest

is

questionably un-

purest and

of

all

poetical
be
sure,

regard
where
at
once

to

Truth,
a

if,to
we are

through perceive
we

attainment

of

truth
was

led

to

harmony

none

apparent

fore, be;

experience
effect in served shall the
to

the
to

true

poetical effect harmony


the
truth

but

this
not

is referable least

the
to

alone,
which

and

degree
the

merely
We

render

harmony
more

manifest.

reach,

however,
of
a

immediately
true

distinct
mere

conception
to

what few of

the the

Poetry is, by
elements

reference induce He in

simple
the
true

which
effect.

in the

Poet

himself ambrosia that


in

poetical
nourishes in
low the

his soul the

recognizesthe the bright orbs


of the

which
in

shine

Heaven,
of

volutes

flower,

the

clustering
the of in blue

shrubberies,

in the tall in

waving
the

of the

in grain-fields,

slanting
of

of

eastern

trees, in

distance
in the

mountains,
of

grouping

clouds,
the

twinkling

half-hidden

brooks,

gleaming

204

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

of

silver
the

rivers, in

the

repose

of

sequestered lakes,

in

He star-mirroringdepths of lonely wells. of birds, in the perceives it in the songs harp of ^olus, in the sighing of ihe night-wind, in the plains repining voice of the forest, in the surf that comto

the

shore, in
scent

the

fresh

breath
the

of

the

woods,

in the
of

of

the

violet, in
in the from
oceans,

perfume
that
comes

the
to

hyacinth,
at

voluptuous suggestive odor


far-distant illimitable
discovered un-

him

eventide dim

islands, over

and
in all

unexplored. all unworldly


chivalrous,
He

He

owns

it in all in all

noble

thoughts,

motives,

holy impulses, in
in the
in the her

generous,

and

deeds. self-sacrificing
grace

feels

it in the in the

beauty
of soft

of woman, her eye,

of
of the

her her

step,

lustre

melody sigh, in
He

voice, in her
of the

laughter,

in

harmony

feels it in her

rustlingof her robes. winning endearments, in


her

deeply burning
meek far the

her

enthusiasms,
and

in

gentle charities, in
but

her

devotional

endurances,
kneels
to

above

all, ah,
in in the

above

all, he
the

it, he worships it
the
her

faith, in

purity, in
of

strength,
love.
of

gether alto-

divine Let brief


any
me

majesty conclude by
one

the

recitation
in
It is

yet another
from

poem,
that

very

different

character

I have

before
"The

quoted.
of

by Motherwell,
With
of the cisely presym-

and
our

is called modern
and that

Song
of

the

Cavalier." .ideas
are

and

altogether
of mind

rational
we

absurdity
in

impiety
frame

warfare,
best

not

adapted

to

THE

POETIC

PRINCIPLE.

205
to

pathize
the
we

with

the

sentiments,
of the

and

thus

appreciate
this the

real
must

excellence

poem.

To

do

fully
soul

identify ourselves
old cavalier
!
:
"

in

fancy with

of

the

steed
A

steed of

! of

matchless keene !

speede

sword
else
to

metal

Al

noble
on

heartes
is

is drosse

"

Al

else

earth of of

meane.

The The The


Be

neighynge

the war-horse
the

prowde,
lowde
come.

rowleing
clangour
soundes
oh ! the
as

drum,
"

of from

the

trumpet
heaven

that presse

And

thundering
war-cryes
an

of

knightes,

When

their

welle,

May
And Then
And

tole

from
a

heaven fiend

angel bright,
hell. brave
:

rowse

from

mounte

! then your

mounte,
amaine
and

gallants all,
call

don

helmes

Deathe's
Us
No
to

couriers, Fame
the
field

Honour,

againe.
shall

shrewish
When the

teares

fill your
in
our
no

eye

sword-hilt's
we'll

hand,
whit

"

Heart-whole
For the

part, and
of the and land
craven

sighe

fayrest

Ivet

piping swaine,
weepe and is like
to

wight,
fight,

Thus
Our And

puling
men

crye.
to

business

hero-like

die

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