Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-08-23
Alislellanp.
Book Notices.
From the New l0ik tribune
Tennysons S New Poems.

Book Notices.
From the New Yoik Tribune.
Tennysons New Poems.
ESOcH ARDEN, &c. BY ALFRED IENNfSoN
limo. pp. 2O4 Boston Ticknor q Fields
The chief poem in this small, but prec'ou
volume is simple narrative Of humble lie
clothing domestic history of exquisite patho
in language no less remarkable for is subtl'
dellcacy and grace than the 5ilvery music Of u
hythm ana expression. The scene is laid 10 on.
Of the obscure maritime villages Of Elg land
which the descriptions Of Crabbe have made 81
familiar to the readers Of poetry. A hundred
years ago the beach was frequented by thro
children OF the little town, Annie Lee, th
modest belle Of the sca.iarlng population, PhlllI
Ray tbe mlllers Ion, and EnJch Arden, tn
orphan boz of rough sailor, who had porlshe'
by a Winters storm upon the coast. Tne key
note o the story is struck in the opening pages
narrow clyeran in b'neah tn. od
10 tHs ~ children pAy'd AZ keeping house.
Enooh was hist oae day, Philip the next
Hhi'e Annie sull va mistress. cut at times
Euo.h you'll hold possession fof week
This 10 holts ana this my lit.e WIFE
Mine tjo, sid Philip turn and lurn about
Whsn il they quAu.l'd, Enoch, stronger male,
Wa m'sier th.a you'd Philip, HE tlue eyts
Ai d. oled with the helpless vra,h of tears,
shrifk vul-- haze you Enoch aud at this
The lttle vile would wesp for c1mpsng,
And pray them not 60 quarrel for her sake
Aai sAs hs souls be- little VIE Tor both
Hut shea ,hs dtsn Of rosy childhood passed
And ihs law warmth Of liie'- ascending sun
Was f-lt by either. etnsr IA bis heart
o. thtt one .ir and Enoch spoke his love
1u fhup o,sd 10 silence 4nd the sin
sesm'd rider unto Philip than to him
But she 10Y j Enoeh tho sh- kneW moi,
And would Il ask deny IT. Enoch set
fu-poe eysrm.re beior, his eyes,
ToA,lri all ,Aungs to thi uttetmost,
ro purchase bis own bost, and mae home
roc Aunei ali - prospsrd th,t, ~ last.
4 iuosIer Or baldsr ALDERMAN.
AcAfeiuuer 10 peri, diI not b.eAths
tor lsagiss aIong M. brsaker-b,atsn coast
Ilan Eu5ch. Iikesise had h. served year
On board merchantmau and made himself
fua sailor and b tnree hAt pluok'da life
From th dfeaise u ths dowa streaming ssss
And a'i men lo5k'd 4pon h.m fivorAby
Aaber. ha tou ma us oae.aat twentieth AiY
Hs purchase hi own host and mad home
Ful Aqlis, neat Asd aes,Ike, h.lisay up
Tt lirroR street that Chamber "a toward the mill.
10 due time the happy pair were welded
seven prosperous years glded peacefully by
heaith and competence fell to their lot thu
quiet dwelling vas gladdened by children
Firss daughter. In him woke,
win hs ars babes hrst cry, lhi noble wish
rs save all hls earnings to the uttsrnost,
AMI We bis child better Bringing up
Than is had been, or hers wish renewed
Nhen ,wo yeafs after came boy TO he
Ih- { ~ idoi " her solitude,
While Gnach Nas abroad on srAthfal seas.
Or often jDlrneying landw.ri, fr rla tru,h
aaoch shits hors' and Eaoeh's ocean spoil
lu p'-a IN 'ilius oslo aud h.sfs'e,
Blagh-redIen'd wih thou and Winter gales
Nos olly 10 the msrte.-era.. wsrs 1aown.
Bul 90 tle leatS lanes bthui the town
Fifas As portal ~,rding noe-Whclp,
AID p,Ac, ekyewtree of th. lonely Hall
Whose Friday fsre Eas In j,h's mialstcfu
4 cl ange III their lowly fortunes was impend
ing. Ii soon came, ansiorDing the whol
color OF their lives
Ten miles 10 ui-thEa oi the narros port
opsaI aIats- haven thithsr used
Eaoch umssto 30 b lana or sea
AMI once when there, sad clame sring mast
ln h.rbor, b. m.s.h Iace .upt and f-ll;
Aumo w,s roSea Easn they hfted him
An she hs tay recovering there. hls wife
B5ts h,m aa1lh son, a slokly one.
An .tl-r aAul erep. too across his trade
rasing her bread and thilrs aad on hlm fell,
Ai.hl' sra,e aud st'id Goi-fsanng man.
's. iylus Iuus acuye, doubt and gloom,
He s-smd. a'in sishtmlre q the night.
40 zee hs c4ildren le ding e-ermofs
Lov miserable lives Of hind.to noah,
A4t f, h. owed, bcsgAf thea hsp-ay'd
saw them from thi-, Whatever com ~ me-
And shue he ,'rayri, the IN ,stcr Of hat ship
En.eh IA served Ia, hsarin. hi . mi,ohuee
CAne, ior hs kaew he an aad Va ued him,
Reporting his vessel China bound.
And saa.i ans vel a boat.sAtn. woald b sol
fh &c SET sero mau5 weeks before shr sAiid.
sA. tcon A.s port woaid Euoch hsv. th, place
sad auoen au a, ieo assenlei o a.,
Rioia' sa'tha aa,ser TO hi. prayer.
But the plan by no means met with the ap
prOyAl Of Annie. She resisted its accomplish
men'' with sweet and gentle in,inuations
- manifold entreaties, many tear, many a sa,
kiss, BY DAY. By night renewed" entreatin,
hun by al has love Tor her and his children no
TO ~ away aaI leays them. El0ch was set on
his parpos, aud would not be persuaded to re
man. The hour ior parting came and tn,
loving pair babe each other farewell.
But wloa the las, Of those last moment. cane,
Aun,e, mS girl, cheer up be eomtor,ed,
Look to Ia bAb :, aud uu come again,
Keep eNsfyh ng shipshspe, for must go
And fear no more for me or II YOU fear
Cast all your cares on God; that anchor holds,
Is lie nlt youier IN hose uttermost
Paris Of the morning' II | Gee to these
Can ~ from Him and the ,sa 10 hl,,
The sep s Ills; lie made IT.
Enooh rose,
Cast his strong arms about his dropping wife,
And sissd his wonder. stricken little ones;
Blu for the third, the sekly one, who slept
Ahcr a nigh. of feyerou, Sakefulnsss,
Mlen A ME would have laised him Enoch said
Wake IN not let hlL sleep hov should the chill
Remember ,hsli ana ki,s'd him in his cot
But Annie from her baby, forehead elipt
A Tiny curl, and gave 1t III ~ he kept
Thro' all his future but now hastily caught
His bundle, waved bis had, aud sent his way.
The invalid child faded from day to day, an
at last escaped like bird from its cage. Tn
boy Philip, now stalwart miller, hero make
his appearance on the scene.