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Title:ADaywiththePoetTennyson
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"ImurmurundermoonandstarsInbramblywildernesses;Ilingerbymyshinglybars;Iloiterroundmycresses;
"AndoutagainIcurveandflowTojointhebrimmingriver,Formenmaycomeandmenmaygo.ButIgoonforever."
[Illustration:_PaintingbyE.W.Haslehust._THEBROOK.]
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_InthesameSeries._
_Longfellow._ _Keats._
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_Browning._ _Wordsworth._ _Burns._ _Scott._ _Byron._ _Shelley._
ADAYWITHTENNYSON.
Tennysonwasnorecluse.HeshunnedsocietyintheordinaryLondonsense,buthewelcomedkindredspiritstohisbeautifulhome,withlarge-heartedcordiality.TobeacquaintedwithFarringfordwasinitselfaliberaleducation.Farringfordwasanidealhomeforagreatpoet.Tobeginwith,itwassomewhatsecludedandremotefromtheworld'sways,especiallyintheearly'fifties,whentheIsleofWightwasmuchmoreofa_terraincognita_thantrafficnowpermits.Onehadtotraveldownsomehundredmilesfromtown,crossfromthequaintlittleNewForestportofLymingtontothestillquainterlittleold-worldYarmouth--"amediævalVenice,"thepoetcalledit--andthendrivesomemilestoFreshwater,beforeoneattainedthestately
lovelinessofFarringfordemboweredintrees.
"Where,farfromnoiseandsmokeoftown,IwatchthetwilightfallingbrownAllaroundacareless-orderedgarden,Closetotheridgeofanobledown."
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"Grovesofpineoneitherhand,Tobreaktheblastofwinter,stand;Andfurtheron,thehoaryChannelTumblesabillowonchalkandsand."
_LinestotheRev.F.D.Maurice._
Theinteriorofthehouse--averyancientone--wasnolessidealthanitsoutwardaspect,"itwaslikeacharmedpalace,withgreenwalkswithoutandspeakingwallswithin."Anditsoccupantscrownedall--theethereallylovelymistresswithher"tenderspiritualface,"andthemaster,tall,broad-shouldered,andmassive,dark-eyedanddark-browed,hisvoicefullofdeeporgan-tonesanddelicateinflections,hismindshapedtoallfineissues."Thewisestman,"saidThackeray,"thateverIknew."
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Farringfordwastheidealhomeofthegreatpoet."Acharmedpalacewithgreenwalkswithout,"
"Where,farfromnoiseandsmokeoftown,IwatchthetwilightfallingbrownAllaroundacareless-orderedgarden,Closetotheridgeofanobledown."
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[Illustration:_PaintingbyE.W.Haslehust._FARRINGFORD.]
Subjecttoslightinevitablevariations,acertainmethodandroutinegovernedthedayofTennyson.Hehaddefiniteworking-times,indoorsandout,andaccustomedhabitsoffamilylife.ThemorningbroughthimlettersfromallpartsofEngland:therewashardlyanygreatmanwhodidnotdesiretoexchangesalutationsanddiscussworld-subjectswithathinkersofarabovetherest.Thepoet,withthepropheticsoulofgenius,hadalwaysbeenwellinadvanceofhistimes.
"ForIdiptintothefuture,farashumaneyecouldsee,SawtheVisionoftheworld,andallthewonderthatwouldbe;Sawtheheavensfillwithcommerce,argosiesofmagicsails,Pilotsofthepurpletwilight,droppingdownwithcostlybales;Heardtheheavensfillwithshouting,andthererainedaghastlydewFromthenations'airynaviesgrapplinginthecentralblue;Faralongtheworld-widewhisperofthesouth-windrushingwarm,Withthestandardsofthepeoplesplungingthroughthethunderstorm;Tillthewar-drumthrobbednolonger,andthebattleflagswerefurledIntheParliamentofman,theFederationoftheworld.
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Notinvainthedistancebeacons.Forward,forward,letusrange,Letthegreatworldspinforeverdowntheringinggroovesofchange.Thro'theshadowoftheglobewesweepintotheyoungerday;BetterfiftyyearsofEuropethanacycleofCathay."
_LocksleyHall._
ThedailypapersaresomewhatlateinreachingtheIsleofWight:butthepoetcouldfindinspirationeveninasourcesoapparentlyprosaicasa_Times_column.Henoteddownsomeofthosevaliantandsoul-stirringepisodeswhichgounrecordedsavebyapassing
paragraph:andthepoemwhich,perhaps,hasheldthepublicfancylongest,the_ChargeoftheLightBrigade_,waswrittenafewminutesafterreadingthe_Times'_descriptionofthebattlecontainingthephrase"Someonehadblundered."
"Halfaleague,halfaleague,Halfaleagueonward,AllinthevalleyofDeathRodethesixhundred.'Forward,theLightBrigade!Chargefortheguns!'hesaid:IntothevalleyofDeathRodethesixhundred.
"'Forward,theLightBrigade!'Wasthereamandismay'd?Nottho'thesoldierknewSomeonehadblunder'd:Their'snottomakereply,Their'snottoreasonwhy,Their'sbuttodoanddie:IntothevalleyofDeathRodethesixhundred.
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"Cannontorightofthem,Cannontoleftofthem,CannoninfrontofthemVolley'dandthunder'd;Storm'datwithshotandshell,Boldlytheyrodeandwell,IntothejawsofDeath,IntothemouthofHellRodethesixhundred.
"Flash'dalltheirsabresbare,Flash'dastheyturnedinairSabringthegunnersthere.Charginganarmy,whileAlltheworldwonder'd;Plungedinthebattery-smokeRightthro'thelinetheybroke;CossackandRussianReel'dfromthesabrestrokeShatter'dandsunder'd.Thentheyrodeback,butnot,Notthesixhundred.
"Cannontorightofthem,Cannontoleftofthem,CannonbehindthemVolley'dandthunder'd;Storm'datwithshotandshell,Whilehorseandherofell,TheythathadfoughtsowellCamethro'thejawsofDeath,Backthro'themouthofHell,Allthatwasleftofthem,Leftofsixhundred.
"Whencantheirgloryfade?
O,thewildchargetheymade!Alltheworldwonder'd.Honourthechargetheymade!HonourtheLightBrigade,Noblesixhundred!"
_TheChargeoftheLightBrigade._
Alittlewhileafterbreakfast,Tennysonwouldretiretohis"den"onthetopstorey,forthat"sacredhalf-hour"devotedtopoeticalcomposition,andassistedbyhisbelovedpipe,duringwhichnobodydareddisturbhim.Thisden,orstudy,formedasettingworthyofitsinmate.Everyinchofwallwascoveredwithportrait,sketches,
drawings.Almosteverydistinguishednameofthenineteenthcenturywasinsomemannerrepresentedhere:thepoetliterallyworkedsurroundedbyhisfriends.Andinthiscongenialatmospherehedevotedhimselftothatlife-longpursuitofhis,ashehasimageditinthe"Gleam,"which"flyingonward,wedtothemelody,sangthroughtheworld."
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work,therecanbelittledoubtthathehimselfconsideredthe_IdyllsoftheKing_,withitsinnerspiritualmeanings,ashisgreatestwork."ThereisnosinglefactorincidentintheIdylls,"hesaid,"whichcannotbeexplainedwithoutanymysteryorallegorywhatever."Hencetheirappealtotheleastmysticalreader,throughsheerbeautyoflanguageandsuperbpictorialeffect.Butatthesametimeheletitbeknownthathiswholestorywasinherentlyoneofpuresymbolism:startingfromthesuggestionthatArthurrepresentedconscience.Thisideaispredominant,withoutundueinsistenceuponit,in_Guinevere_.
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"YetthinknotthatIcometourgethycrimes,Ididnotcometocursethee,Guinevere,I,whosevastpityalmostmakesmedieToseetheelayingtherethygoldenhead,Myprideinhappiersummers,atmyfeet....Letnomandream,butthatIlovetheestill."
[Illustration:_PaintingbyW.H.Margetson._GUINEVERE.]
"QueenGuineverehadfledthecourt,andsat
ThereintheholyhouseatAlmesbury,Weeping,nonewithhersavealittlemaid,Anovice:onelowlightbetwixtthemburned,Blurredbythecreepingmist;forallabroad,Beneathamoonunseenalbeitatfull,Thewhitemist,likeaface-clothtotheface,Clungtothedeadearth,andthelandwasstill.
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Thererodeanarmedwarriortothedoors,Amurmuringwhisperthro'thenunneryran,Thenonasuddenacry,'TheKing.'Shesat
Stiff-stricken,listening;butwhenarmedfeetThro'thelonggalleryfromtheouterdoorsRang,coming,pronefromoffherseatshefellAndgrovell'dwithherfaceagainstthefloor:Therewithhermilk-whitearmsandshadowyhairShemadeherfaceadarknessfromtheKing;AndinthedarknessheardhisarmedfeetPausebyher;thencamesilence,thenavoice,Monotonousandhollowlikeaghost's,Denouncingjudgment,but,tho'changed,theKing's.
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'YetthinknotthatIcometourgethycrimes,Ididnotcometocursethee,Guinevere,I,whosevastpityalmostmakesmedieToseetheelayingtherethygoldenhead,Myprideinhappiersummers,atmyfeet....Letnomandream,butthatIlovetheestill,Perchance,andsothoupurifythysoul,AndsothouleanonourfairfatherChrist,HereafterinthatworldwhereallarepureWetwomaymeetbeforehighGod,andthou
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Wiltspringtome,andclaimmethine,andknowIamthinehusband--notasmallersoul,NorLancelot,noranother.Leavemethat,Ichargethee,mylasthope.NowmustIhence....ButhithershallInevercomeagain,Neverliebythyside:seetheenomore--Farewell!'Andwhileshegrovell'dathisfeet,ShefelttheKing'sbreathwandero'erherneck,Andinthedarknesso'erherfallenheadPerceivedthewavingofhishandsthatblest.
Then,listeningtillthosearmedstepsweregone,RosethepaleQueen,andinheranguishfoundThecasement:'peradventure,'soshethought,'IfImightseehisface,andnotbeseen.'Andlo,hesatonhorsebackatthedoor!Andnearhimthesadnunswitheachalight,Stood,andhegavethemchargeabouttheQueen,Toguardandfosterherforevermore."
_IdyllsoftheKing._
Inthecourseofthedaythepoetwoulddevoteconsiderabletimeand
energytohisfavouriteexerciseofgardenwork.Toplanttreesandshrubs,torollthelawn,todigthekitchengarden,andlovinglytotendthesimpleflowerswhichhehadset,washisconstantdelightaslongashisstrengthsufficed.Hehadapassionatelove,andanextraordinaryknowledgeofNature:herejoicedinwatchingthebirdsinhisgreatcedar,ilexandfirtrees,andhismindwasthoroughlyattunedtothesweetinfluencesofcolourandfoliage.Fewelsecouldhavewrittenthatunsurpassablelyric,_ComeintotheGarden,Maud_.
"Comeintothegarden,Maud,Fortheblackbat,night,hasflown,Comeintothegarden,Maud,Iamhereatthegatealone;
Andthewoodbinespicesarewaftedabroad,Andthemuskoftheroseisblown.Forabreezeofmorningmoves,AndtheplanetofLoveisonhigh,BeginningtofaintinthelightthatshelovesOnabedofdaffodilsky.Tofaintinthelightofthesunsheloves,Tofaintinhislight,andtodie....
"Andthesouloftherosewentintomyblood,Asthemusicclash'dinthehall;AndlongbythegardenlakeIstood,ForIheardyourrivuletfall
Fromthelaketothemeadowandontothewood,Ourwood,thatisdearerthanall;
"FromthemeadowyourwalkshaveleftsosweetThatwheneveraMarchwindsighsHesetsthejewel-printofyourfeetInvioletsblueasyoureyes,TothewoodyhollowsinwhichwemeetAndthevalleysofParadise.
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"TheslenderacaciawouldnotshakeOnelongmilk-bloomonthetree;Thewhitelake-blossomfellintothelakeAsthepimperneldozedonthelea;Buttherosewasawakeallnightforyoursake,Knowingyourpromisetome;Theliliesandroseswereallawake,Theysighedforthedawnandthee.
"Queenroseoftherosebudgardenofgirls,Comehither,thedancesaredone,Inglossofsatin,andglimmerofpearls,Queenlilyandroseinone;Shineout,littlehead,sunningoverwithcurls,Totheflowersandbetheirsun.
"TherehasfallenasplendidtearFromthepassion-floweratthegate,Sheiscoming,mydove,mydear;Sheiscoming,mylife,myfate;Theredrosecries,'Sheisnear,sheisnear;'Andthewhiteroseweeps,'Sheislate;'Thelarkspurlistens,'Ihear,Ihear;'Andthelilywhispers,'Iwait.'"
_Maud._
ThesameloveofNaturemadehiseyealertforeveryobscurestbeauty,whenheputasidehisgardeningtoolsandstarted,aswashiswont,forastrollwithsomefriendalongthegloriouscliffsofFreshwater.Thosewerefavouredfolk,who,likeMrs.ThackerayRitchie,"walkedwithTennysonalongHighDown,treadingtheturf,listeningtohistalk,whilethegullscamesideways,flashingtheirwhitebreastsagainsttheedgeofthecliff,andthePoet'scloakflappedtimetothegustsofthewestwind."ThiscloakandthePoetwerepracticallysynonymous.Itfigures--afirsteditionofit--inalltheearlysketchesofhimbySpedding,Fitzgerald,etc.(1830-40)andtothe
last,onecanhardlyimaginehimapartfromit.
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Duringthesequietrambleshewaswonttodiscusswithenthusiasmthereligiousandsocialproblemsoftheday;theyweighedheavilyuponhisthoughtfulmind.Hisphilosophywasahopefulone,rootedinChristianbelief,yetconstantlyover-shadowedbyfugitivemisgivingsandbyasenseoftheimpermanenceofhumanexistence.Andwhilevoicingthesemisgivingsinlineswhichmightgivepausetoweakerminds,heneverlosthisfirmfaithinright,induty,andinultimaterectificationofallapparentwrong.
"Queenroseoftherosebudgardenofgirls,Comehither,thedancesaredone,Inglossofsatin,andglimmerofpearls,Queenlilyandroseinone;Shineout,littlehead,sunningoverwithcurls,Totheflowersandbetheirsun."
[Illustration:_PaintingbyW.H.Margetson._MAUD.]
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"Oh,yetwetrustthatsomehowgoodWillbethefinalgoalofill,Topangsofnature,sinsofwill,Defectsofdoubt,andtaintsofblood;
"Thatnothingwalkswithaimlessfeet;Thatnotonelifeshallbedestroy'd,Orcastasrubbishtothevoid,WhenGodhathmadethepilecomplete;
"Thatnotawormiscloveninvain;ThatnotamothwithvaindesireIsshrivell'dinafruitlessfire,Orbutsubservesanother'sgain.
"Behold,weknownotanything;IcanbuttrustthatgoodshallfallAtlast--faroff--atlast,toall,Andeverywinterchangetospring.
"Sorunsmydream;butwhatamI?Aninfantcryinginthenight;Aninfantcryingforthelight:
Andwithnolanguagebutacry.
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"AreGodandNaturethenatstrife,ThatNaturelendssuchevildreams?Socarefulofthetypesheseems,Socarelessofthesinglelife;
"ThatI,consideringeverywhereHersecretmeaninginherdeeds,AndfindingthatoffiftyseedsSheoftenbringsbutonetobear,
"IfalterwhereIfirmlytrod,AndfallingwithmyweightofcaresUponthegreatworld'saltar-stairsThatslopethro'darknessuptoGod,
"Istretchlamehandsoffaith,andgrope,Andgatherdustandchaff,andcallTowhatIfeelisLordofall,Andfaintlytrustthelargerhope."
_InMemoriam._
Butthesemysteriesoflifeanddeathwillnotbeartoopersistentacontemplation:andpresentlyTennyson,discardingtheminfavouroflesssombresubjects,wouldregalehishearerswithmarvellousrecitations."Therollofhisgreatvoiceactedsometimesalmostlikeanincantation."Theold-worldclassicallegendshadalwaysfoundinhimanobleexponent;andnowherewashispeculiarfelicityofdictionanddelicatesenseofsoundbetterexemplifiedthanin _OEnone_.
"'OmotherIda,many-fountain'dIda,
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DearmotherIda,harkenereIdie.Hearme,OEarth,hearme,OHills,OCavesThathousethecoldcrown'dsnake!Omountainbrooks,IamthedaughterofaRiver-God,Hearme,forIwillspeak,andbuildupallMysorrowwithmysong,asyonderwallsRoseslowlytoamusicslowlybreathed,Acloudthatgather'dshape;foritmaybeThat,whileIspeakofit,alittlewhileMyheartmaywanderfromitsdeeperwoe.
"'OmotherIda,many-fountain'dIda,DearmotherIda,harkenereIdie.Iwaitedunderneaththedawninghills,Aloftthemountainlawnwasdewy-dark,Anddewy-darkaloftthemountainpine:BeautifulParis,evil-heartedParis,Leadingajet-blackgoatwhite-horn'd,white-hooved,CameupfromreedySimoisallalone.
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"DearmotherIda,harken,ereIdie.Hesmiled,andopeningouthismilk-whitepalm
DisclosedafruitofpureHesperiangold,Thatsmeltambrosially,andwhileIlook'dAndlisten'd,thefull-flowingriverofspeechCamedownuponmyheart.'MyownOEnone,Beautiful-brow'dOEnone,myownsoul,Beholdthisfruit,whosegleamingrindingrav'n,'Forthemostfair,'wouldseemtoawarditthine,AslovelierthanwhateverOreadhauntTheknollsofIda,loveliestinallgraceOfmovement,andthecharmofmarriedbrows.'
"DearmotherIda,harkenereIdie.
Hepresttheblossomofhislipstomine,Andadded,'Thiswascastupontheboard,Whenallthefull-facedpresenceoftheGodsRangedinthehallsofPeleus;whereuponRosefeud,withquestionuntowhom'tweredue:
"'Butlight-footIrisbroughtityester-eve,Delivering,thattome,bycommonvoiceElectedumpire,Herècomesto-day,PallasandAphroditè,claimingeachThismeedoffairest.Thou,withinthecaveBehindyonwhisperingtuftofoldestpine,Maystwellbeholdthem,unbeheld,unheard
Hearall,andseethyParisjudgeofGods.'
"'DearmotherIda,harkenereIdie.Itwasthedeepmid-noon:onesilverycloudHadlosthiswaybetweenthepineysidesOfthislongglen.Thentothebowertheycame,Nakedtheycametothatsmooth-swardedbowerAndattheirfeetthecrocusbrakelikefire,Violet,amaracus,andasphodel,Lotusandlilies;andawindarose,
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AndoverheadthewanderingivyandvineThiswayandthat,inmanyawildfestoonRanriot,garlandingthegnarledboughsWithbunchandberryandflowerthro'andthro'.
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"OmotherIda,many-fountain'dIda,DearmotherIda,harkenereIdie.IdalianAphroditèbeautiful,Freshasthefoam,new-bathedinPaphianwells,WithrosyslenderfingersbackwarddrewFromherwarmbrowsandbosomherdeephairAmbrosial,goldenroundherlucidthroatAndshoulder:fromthevioletsherlightfeetShonerosy-white,ando'erherroundedformBetweentheshadowsofthevine-bunchesFloatedtheglowingsunlightsasshemoved.
"DearmotherIda,harkenereIdie.Shewithasubtlesmileinhermildeyes,Theheraldofhertriumph,drawingnighHalf-whisper'dinhisear,'IpromisetheeThefairestandmostlovingwifeinGreece.'
Shespokeandlaugh'd:Ishutmysightforfear:ButwhenIlook'd,Parishadraisedhisarm,AndIbeheldgreatHerè'sangryeyes,Asshewithdrewintothegoldencloud,AndIwasleftalonewithinthebower;AndfromthattimetothisIamalone.AndIshallbealoneuntilIdie."
_OEnone._
Theafternoonwasspent,sometimesinfurthergardeningpursuits,sometimesinadrivearoundthepeacefulIslandlanesandthatch-browedvillages;frequentlytherewerevisitorstobemetat
Yarmouth,wheretheTennysons'carriagemightoftenbeseeninthequaintcobbledstreets.ThesoftandlovelycolouringoftheSolentwasonetoattractthepoet'sfancy:anditwasaftercomingfreshlyonedayintosightofthefamiliarwatersoftheestuary,andatide,"thatmovingseemstoofullforsoundorfoam,"lappingthelichenedsea-wallsofYarmouth,thathecomposed,inhiseighty-firstyear,theversesthathedevisedtobeplacedattheendofhiswholecollectedpoems:--"CrossingtheBar."Themysticsimplicityoftheselinesstrikestheverykey-noteofhischaracter.
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"Sleepandrest,sleepandrest,
Fatherwillcometotheesoon;Rest,restonmother'sbreast,Fatherwillcometotheesoon;Fatherwillcometohisbabeinthenest,Silversailsalloutofthewest,Underthesilvermoon:Sleepmylittleone,sleepmyprettyone,sleep!"
[Illustration:_PaintingbyW.H.Margetson._SWEETANDLOW.]
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Teawasservedinthedrawing-room,"itsorielwindowfullofgreenandgoldenlights,ofthesoundsofbirdsandofthedistantsea."Theairofextremeandunstudiedsimplicity,whichdominatedthewholeFarringfordhousehold,wasjustasnoticeablehere.Teawasahappygatheringofthefamilyandfriends,enlivenedwithtalkoncurrenttopics.TheLaureate'ssympathieswerewide-reaching,andhisconversation,forcibleandoftenracy,wascharacterisedbythestrongestcommon-sense.Heheldfirmly-definedviewsonallsocialsubjects;andhaddeclaredhimselfonthequestionof"Woman'sRights"--thencomparativelyfresh--atconsiderablelengthin_ThePrincess_.
"Thewoman'scauseisman's:theyriseorsinkTogether,dwarf'dorgod-like,bondorfree....Forwomanisnotundeveloptman,Butdiverse:couldwemakeherastheman,SweetLovewereslain:hisdearestbondisthis,Notliketolike,butlikeindifference.Yetinthelongyearslikermusttheygrow;Themanbemoreofwoman,sheofman;Hegaininsweetnessandinmoralheight,Norlosethewrestlingthewsthatthrowtheworld;
Shementalbreadth,norfailinchildwardcare,Norlosethechildlikeinthelargermind;Tillatlastshesetherselftoman,Likeperfectmusicuntonoblewords;Andsothesetwain,upontheskirtsofTime,Sitsidebyside,full-summ'dinalltheirpowers....LetthisproudwatchwordrestOfequal;seeingeithersexaloneIshalfitself,andinthemarriagetiesNorequal,norunequal;eachfulfilsDefectineach,andalwaysthoughtinthought,Purposeinpurpose,willinwilltheygrow,Thesinglepureandperfectanimal,
Thetwo-cell'dheartbeatingwithonefullstrokeLife."
_ThePrincess._
Thepoet'sidealofwomanwassetveryhigh:heheldhertobefaraboveman,morallyandspiritually:andanidealasperfectasmaywellbeconceivedwasdailybeforehiseyes,inthepersonofhisbeautifulwife,withherpureandsaintlyface:whowasyet
"Noangel,butadearerbeing,alldiptInAngelinstincts,breathingParadise,Interpreterbetweenthegodsandmen,
Wholookedallnativetoherplace,andyetOntiptoeseem'dtotouchuponasphereToogrosstotread,andallmalemindsperforceSway'dtoherfromtheirorbitsastheymoved,Andgirdledherwithmusic."
_ThePrincess._
Lateronintheevening,came,perhaps,thesweetesthouroftheday,when,playingandrompingwithhislittleones,thetallandstately
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manbecameaverychildforawhile.ApeculiartendernesstowardschildrenwasadistinctivefeatureofTennyson:andwhetherhelpinghisownboysbuildstonecastlesonthecliff,orfrolickingwithanyvillageschoolchildrenwhomhemightmeet,hewasintentupongivingthatjoyandlaughtertothenewgenerationwhichhadbeendeniedtohisownchildhood."Makethelivesofchildrenasbeautifulandashappyaspossible,"wasafavouritesayingwithhim.The"Children'sHour,"whichLongfellowhadsung,wasaradianthourforhim:andmostofallhewasenchantedbythesightoflittledrowsyheads,asleepincotorcradle.Theyinspiredsomeofhisloveliestlyrics,suchas:
"Sweetandlow,sweetandlow,Windofthewesternsea,Low,low,breatheandblow,Windofthewesternsea!Overtherollingwatersgo,Comefromthedyingmoon,andblow,Blowhimagaintome;Whilemylittleone,whilemyprettyonesleeps.
"Sleepandrest,sleepandrest,Fatherwillcometotheesoon;Rest,restonmother'sbreast,Fatherwillcometotheesoon;
Fatherwillcometohisbabeinthenest,Silversailsalloutofthewest,Underthesilvermoon:Sleepmylittleone,sleepmyprettyone,sleep!"
Andthelossofhisfirst-borninfanthadtouchedhimwiththatinfinitepoignancyofpathos,whichbreathesinotherlines:
"Asthro'thelandatevewewentAndpluck'dtheripenedears,Wefellout,mywifeandI,O!wefellout,Iknownotwhy,Andkiss'dagainwithtears.
AndblessingsonthefallingoutThatallthemoreendears,WhenwefalloutwiththoseweloveAndkissagainwithtears!ForwhenwecamewhereliesthechildWelostinotheryears,Thereabovethelittlegrave,Othereabovethelittlegrave,Wekissedagainwithtears."
Thedinner-tablewasenlivenedbyTennyson'sboundlessstoreofanecdote,andkeensenseofhumour.Itwasa"feastofintellect,"toquoteMrs.Cameron;hourafterhourofthemostbrilliant
conversation.Thesupernaturalloomedlargely.Thepoethada _penchant_forwell-authenticatedghoststories,adeepinterestinpsychicalphenomena,andanopenmindtowardstheunknowable.Andverystrangetalesofdreams,clairvoyance,andocculthappenings,weretobeheardatFarringford.Amasteroftheromanticpervadedbysupernaturalelements,hehadlongsincedrawnwithdefttouchesthemysteriousconfinesof"fäery-landsforlorn,"steepedintheveryatmosphereofdream.
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"Shelefttheweb,shelefttheloom,Shemadethreepacesthro'theroom,Shesawthewater-lilybloom,Shesawthehelmetandtheplume,Shelook'ddowntoCamelot.Outflewthewebandfloatedwide;Themirrorcrack'dfromsidetoside,'Thecurseiscomeuponme,'criedTheLadyofShalott."
[Illustration:_PaintingbyW.H.Margetson._THELADYOFSHALOTT.]
"Willowswhiten,aspensquiver,LittlebreezesduskandshiverThro'thewaysthatrunsforeverBytheislandintheriverFlowingdowntoCamelot.Fourgraywalls,andfourgraytowers,Overlookaspaceofflowers.AndthesilentisleembowersTheLadyofShalott....
"Onlyreapers,reapingearlyInamongthebeardedbarley,Hearasongthatechoescheerly,Fromtheriverwindingclearly,Downtotower'dCamelot:Andbythemoonthereaperweary,Pilingsheavesinuplandsairy,Listening,whispers,''TisthefairyLadyofShalott.'
"TheresheweavesbynightanddayAmagicwebwithcoloursgay.
Shehasheardawhispersay,AcurseisonherifshestayTolookdownonCamelot.Sheknowsnotwhatthecursemaybe,Andsosheweavethsteadily,Andlittleothercarehathshe,TheLadyofShalott.
"Andmovingthro'amirrorclearThathangsbeforeheralltheyear,Shadowsoftheworldappear.Theresheseesthehighwaynear,WindingdowntoCamelot:
Theretherivereddywhirls,Andtherethesurlyvillage-churls,Andtheredcloaksofmarketgirls,PassonwardfromShalott.
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"Abow-shotfromherbowereaves,Herodebetweenthebarley-sheaves,Thesuncamedazzlingthro'theleaves,
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AndflameduponthebrazengreavesOfboldSirLancelot.Ared-crossknightforeverkneel'dToaladyinhisshield,Thatsparkledontheyellowfield,BesideremoteShalott.
"AllintheblueuncloudedweatherThick-jewelledshonethesaddle-leather,Thehelmetandthehelmetfeather,AsherodedowntoCamelot.Asoftenthro'thepurplenight,Belowthestarryclustersbright,Somebeardedmeteor,trailinglight,MovesoverstillShalott.
"Hisbroadclearbrowinsunlightglow'd;Onburnish'dhooveshiswarhorsetrode;Fromunderneathhishelmetflow'dHiscoal-blackcurlsasonherode,AsherodedowntoCamelot.FromthebankandfromtheriverHeflashedintothecrystalmirror,"Tirralirra,"bytheriver
SangSirLancelot.
"Shelefttheweb,shelefttheloom,Shemadethreepacesthro'theroom,Shesawthewater-lilybloom,Shesawthehelmetandtheplume,Shelook'ddowntoCamelot.Outflewthewebandfloatedwide;Themirrorcrack'dfromsidetoside,'Thecurseiscomeuponme,'criedTheLadyofShalott."
_TheLadyofShalott._
Sittinginhisoldoakarmchairinthedrawing-roomafterdinner,theLaureate"talkedofallthatwasinhisheart,orreadsomepoemaloud,withthelandscapelyingbeforeuslikeabeautifulpictureframedbythedark-archedbow-window.Hismoods,"saysMrs.Bradley,"weresovariable,hisconversationsoearnest,hisknowledgeofallthingssowideandminute!"Wideandminuteaboveall,perhaps,washisacquaintancewithNature.ThelongquietyearsinLincolnshirehadendowedhimwithanalmostunrivalledpowerofdetail:and,astheoldFarringfordshepherdsaidindying,"Masterwasawonderfulmanfornatureandlife."Noonequotationcoulddojusticetohispowers:butthelessermusicofthecountrysidetinklesandripplesaudiblythrough_TheBrook_andalltheexquisitedetailsofits
landscape.
"Icomefromhauntsofcootandhern,Imakeasuddensally,Andsparkleoutamongthefern,Tobickerdownavalley.
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"Ichatteroverstonyways,
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Inlittlesharpsandtrebles,Ibubbleintoeddyingbays,Ibubbleonthepebbles.
"WithmanyacurvemybanksIfret,Bymanyafieldandfallow,AndmanyafairyforelandsetWithwillow-weedandmallow.
*****
"Iwindabout,andinandout,Withmanyablossomsailing,Andhereandtherealustytrout,Andhereandthereagrayling.
"AndhereandthereafoamyflakeUponmeasItravel,WithmanyasilverywaterbreakAbovethegoldengravel.
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"Istealbylawnsandgrassyplots,
Islidebyhazelcovers;Imovethesweetforget-me-notsThatgrowforhappylovers.
"Islide,Islide,Igloom,Iglance,Amongmyskimmingswallows;ImakethenettedsunbeamdanceAgainstmysandyshallows.
"ImurmurundermoonandstarsInbramblywildernesses;Ilingerbymyshinglybars;Iloiterroundmycresses;
"AndoutagainIcurveandflowTojointhebrimmingriver,Formenmaycomeandmenmaygo,ButIgoonforever."
_TheBrook._
Inthecourseoftheevening,thepoetwouldretiretothe"den"forasecond"sacredhalf-hour"ofunbrokensilence,intowhichweneednotfollowhim.Lastly,whenslumberfilledthehouse,andnighthungblackabovethetrees,heascendedtoaplatformontheleadsofthehouse-top,toobservethemarchandmajestyofthestars.Farringford,
ithasbeensaid,"seemedsoremoteandstill,andasthoughthejaroftheoutsideworldhadneverenteredit."Butinthethrobbingstarlight,theseapurringinthedistance,theseerontheroofcommuningwiththemysteriousskiesabovehim,itwasmorethaneveraHouseofDream--ahousewhoserooftouchedheaven.Hereandthuswerethrilling_nocturnes_imagined.
"Nowsleepsthecrimsonpetal,nowthewhite;Norwavesthecypressinthepalacewalk;Norwinksthegoldfinintheporphyryfont:
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Thefireflywakens:wakenthouwithme.
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"NowliestheEarthallDanäetothestars,Andallthyheartliesopenuntome.
"Nowslidesthesilentmeteoron,andleavesAshiningfurrow,asthythoughtsinme.
"Nowfoldsthelilyallhersweetnessup,Andslipsintothebosomofthelake:Sofoldthyself,mydearest,thou,andslipIntomybosomandbelostinme."
_ThePrincess._
AndsoweleaveAlfredTennyson,attheendofhisday,gazing"forwardtothestarrytrackglimmeringuptheheightbeyond,"alonewiththeCreator.
"Heliftsmetothegoldendoors:Theflashescomeandgo;Allheavenburstsherstarryfloors,
Andstrewsherlightsbelow;"
whilethediscordsofeartharehushedbeneaththemagicofthespheralharmony,and"TheGleam"hoversupwardintoheaven.
_PrintedbyPercyLund,Humphries&Co.,Ltd.,BradfordandLondon._
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