New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-09
THE TRIBUNE.
from SPELLS and Pomegrana,es' by Robert Browning
ITALY IN ENGLAND.

I'M aBeils and Pomegrana,esD by Robert Brownir
ITALY IN ENGLAND.
TnAr second time they hunted nee
From hill TO plain, from shore 10 sea,
And Austria, bounding far and wide
Her bloodhounds thro' the country sioe'
Brea,hed hot and instant on my trace,
made six days hiding place
OF that dry green old squeduct
Where and Charles, when boys. have piucAeo
The FIRE flies from tho roof above,
Bright creeping thro' the moss they love.
How long il seems since Charles was iost
SIX days the soldiers crossed anu crossed
The country In my very sight;
And when that peril ceased at night
The sky broke out In red dismay
With signatures well, there lay
Ciose covered DER in my recess
Up to the neck in ferns and cress.
Thinking on Metternich our fneno'
And Chsrles's miserable end' .,,-s
And much beside, two days; tne tnfo'
Hunger o'ercspoo me Wnen heaio
The peasants from the village 90
Z To work among the maize: you KNOW
with MS In Lombardy, they bring
Provisions packed on mules, q string
With little bells that cheer their task,
And cssxs. and bouehs on every cask
To keep the suns heat from the wine'
These let pass IN jipgiing line,
And, close on them. deer noisy crew,
The peasants from the village. TOO;
For OF the very rear would troop
Their wives and sisters ip group
To help, knew when these had passed.
threw my glove TO strike the last,
Taking the chance she did not start
Much less cry out, but stopped apart
One instant rapidly glanced round.
And saw me beckon from the ground
A wild bush grows and hides my Crypt;
She picked my glove up while she strlpPeo
branch of, then rejoined the reet
With that; my glove lay in her breast:
Then drew breath: they disappeared:
1t was for Italy feared.
An hour, and she returned alone
Exactly where my glove WIS thrown.
Meanwhile came many thoughts; on me
Rested the hopes Of Italy;
/ had devised a certain tale
Which, when I was told her, coulo noI sau
Persuade peasant Of its trnsn
This hiding was a freak Of youth;
meant to give her hopes OF pay
And 40 temptation to betrny:
But when saw that woman's lace
is calm simplicity Of grace,
Our Italys own attitude
In which she walked thus far, ana stooo'
Planting each naked foot SO firm,
To crush the snake and spare the VOTE
Al first sight of her eyes, said,
"I am that person on whose head
"They ix the price, because hate
"The Austrisns over US: the State
"Will give you gold-oh. gold SO mucn,
If you betray me to their Gluten
"And be your death, for aughtl KNOW
eff once they find you saved their ZOE.
"Now, you mus, bring ne food and dfmS'
And also paper, pen and Ink,
Sand carry safe what shall write
"To Psdua, which you u reach at night
before tho Duomo shuts go In,
"And walt TIL Tenebre begin;
"Wslk to the Third Confessional,
between the pillar and the wall,
"And kneeling, whisper ohenee comes PfaeSf
"Say II a second time ; then cease;
"And n tho voice inside returns,
I" From Christ and Freedom DhM concerns
a The cause Of Peaes2-for answer, sup
"My letter where you placed your lip:
"Then come back happy we have done
"Our mother service-l, the son.
"As you the daughter Of our land !"
Three mornings more, she took her stand
In the same place. with the same eyes:
was NO surer of sunrise
Thnn of her coming we conferred
OF her own prospects. and heard
She had lover-stout and tall.
She sa;d-then let her eyelids fall.
He could do much "-as If some doubt
Entered her heert-then, passing out,
aShc could not speak for others-who
"Had other thoughts herself she knew"
And so she brought me drink and food.
After four days. the scouts pursued
Another path at last arrived
The help my Paduan friends contrived
To furnish me she brought the news;
For the fret time could not choose
But kiss her hand and lay my own
Upon her head" This faith was shown
"To Italy. our mother ;--she
"Useu my hand and blesses thee ="
She followed down to the seashore;
left and never saw her more.
how very long since have thought
Concerning-much less wished for-sugnt
Beside the good Of Italy
For which | live aud mean to die
In love never was and since
Charles proved false, nothing could convince
Ny inmosr heart / had friend;
However, IL pleased to spend
Real wishes on myself-ssy, Three
know at least what one should be;
would grasp Netternich until
/ felt his red wet throat dHtil
In blood thro' these two hands: and next
Nor much for that am perplexed-
Charles, perjured traitor, for his part,
Should die slow OF broken heart
Under his new employers-last
All. there, what 6GUuQ one Whit Vi iu1t
Do grow old and out of strength;
If resolved to seek at length
MY fathers house again, how scared
They all would look. and unprepared
My brothers live in Austrias pay
-Disowned me long ago, men ssy;
And all my early males who used
To praise me so-perhaps induced
More than one early step of mine
Are turning wise; while part opine
Freedom grows Lcense," part suspect
Haste breeds Delay" and recollect
They always said such premature
Beginnings never could endure:
So, with a sullen All g for besL''
The land seems settling to Its rest.
think. then, should wish TO stand
This evening in that dear, lost land,
Over the sea the thousand miles,
And know If yet that woman smiles
With the calm smile-some little farm
She lives in there, no doubt-what harm
II I safe on the door.side bench,
And, while her spindle made trench
Fantastically in the dust
Inquired of all her fortuues-just
Her children's ages and their nance.
And what may be the husbands alma
For each of them-I d talk this out,
And sit there, for an hour about,
Then kiss her hand once more, and lay
Mine on her head, and 90 my way.
So much for idle wishlng-how
II steals the time To business nowl
From the Albany Argus.
Legislative Summary THURSDAY. April 4
n the SENATE some time was spent on res
!, offered by Mr.. WRIGHT appointing Hon. j
LOTT President pro tenn. in the absence Of
,utenant Governor; various motions 10 lay on
le, to postpone, &c. being made and rejec
/ WA then agreed TO so into nomination J
V, majority of all voting being necessary
ice. Twice the vote stood, for Mr.. Lori II
. YOUNG 10, for Mr.. SANFORD l, for MIR. PUT
A molten was then made that Mr.. LOTT. ha'
plurality, be- the President pro tenn. This
! nv n tiA vote "a To A.