New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-27

The forest, and let In the sun, and made
And so return'd. ...t
But as he rode by Leodograns castle walls ne be-
held the Kings daughter Guinevere, who had come
out 10 watch the strange knights pass and though
she marked him not, he
looking downward as he past,
Felt the light of her eyes into his life
Smite the sudden.
rebellion of his lords and barOns, who questioned
his right to rule and refused to believe that he was
Uthers son. called him home. AS he rode to battle
he
Travail and the throes and agones of the life,
Desiring to be jOind with Guinevere,
which we certainly cannot regard as particularly
graceful or poetical expressOnand from the field of
victory he dispatched three of his knights TO ask
Leodogran for his daughters hand. Doubtful about
Arthurs birth LeOdogran hesitates and makes in
quires. Sir Bedivere, of the three ambassadors,
tells the story of his masters reputed birth; how
lin King Uthers time
The rr1nce and warrior GorlOIs he that held
Tfntagn Castle W the Cornish sea,
Was welded with winscsme %iie' fserne'
And Uther cast upon her eyes Of love-
That Gorlois and King Uther went TO war;
Aud overthrow was GorloIs and slain
Ygene was then compelled to marry Uther with
shameful swiftuess.n Uther died few months after
ward, and the same night Arthur was born before
his time and delivered to Merlin who. because the
lords Of that fierce day were wild beasts" caused
him 10 be brought mp secretly by old knight Sir
Anton. And when the realm was near going TO
wrack and Arthurs hour had come, Merlin brought
the young man forth, and proclaimed him Uthers
heir and caused him to be crowned. Confirmation
of the story is gwen by Arthurs half-sister Bel
lieent the daughter of Gorlois and Ygerne, who tells
Leodogan also something of the bravery of Ar
thurs knights: fa.. fr.rH"
For l was near him whom the savage yels
or Uthers peerago died. and Arthursat .lr r
Crowned on the dais and his warriors cried,
BE thOu the king. and VIII work NY viii
-a Who love thee Then the king in low deep tones,
And simple words Of great authority, g..
Bound them by 50 strait vows to has own sell,
That when they rose knghted IRON kneehnS' SOME
Were Uale as at the passing OF Q ghost, o,ro,.g
Halfblinded at tile coming OF a isht.
"But when he spake and cheerd his Table Ropud
With large, divine. and comfortable words
From eye 10 eve thTo' all their Order fash
A mOmentaTy likeness VI tue Ripgi
n And those around it and the crucined
Down from the easement over Arthur, smOte
Flame-color, vert and azure IN three rays,
One falling upon each of three fair queens
Who stood in silence near his throne, the friends
Sweet faces. who Will help him at his need
"And there saw mage Merlin, whose vast Wit
Aud hundred Winters are hut rs the bauds
OF loyal yassals t0ling for their Lege.
'And near him stood the Lady Of the lake.
Who knows a suDtlcr magic tll IN his own
Clothed in white sami.e, mystic, TSo is
SnS fSg 10 f ns The eathe oaf mist
Ofneense euri'd about her, and her face
Wellpigh was hidden in the minister gloom,
a Voice as q the waters, for dwells
Down 81 deep calm whatsoever storms
May shake the world, and When the surface rolls,
Hath power 10 walk the waters IKE 0ui Lord. r
+. 10 81 sThere likewise beheld Exoaibur
That rose from out the bosom Of the lake,
With levels elm Urim on the bLi
Bo SilderiDg heart and eyes-ihe blade 50 bright
Vlltflu Az n minded 10
Craven in tle oldes tongue OF all tLis world
Aud wr tten 81 the speech We speak yourself,
..,J'Cast me ya5 and sad Was Arthur face
1Fake thoH and strike Tie time to cast away
Isyet lar on; 50 his great ,l brand , me king
Took and By this VIA beat his foeinen down
Still the king is unconvnced, whereupon Bclcent
sending away her sons, Gawan and Modred, tells
how, on the night of UtheIs death. Merlin and his
master BIeys walked 10y the seashore, and saw
strange visions, and great wave
a .3-i' Z ~ gathering half the deep . -
And fall Of voices ..n
broke into flame and bore to tleir feet babe, whom
Merlin caught up. crying, A." Here is an heir for
Utbers This babe was Arthur; and the magcs
prophecy ran, ..-....-.. TO-.
Tho men may wound him that he win not die
But pass, again 70 come aud then or now
Ti these and all men lAd ham for their king.
Then Leodogran, after he has dreamed dream,
ends back the ambassadors answering yes; and
arthur ~
charged his warrior whom he lov'd
And hOnOI'd most, Sir LaDcelOi, 20 ride forth
And bring the Qaeensapd wa tcbd HIM nom the gates
Aud Ianeel0t past away among UAe Gowers,
SROr then was latter ADriU and returned "A.
Among the flowers, IA May, with GuineSere. .f
2 Such is The Coming of Arthur J<l.lE .f.T 90.
And Arthur and his lfnighthOOd for space
We're all one NIL. .r-.,r ~ 81.
OF the instituting Of the Round Table when all
mems hearts became clean for q season." Mr. Tenny
son has not written. Following this Introductory
poem. he tells us, in PREDATORY note to the vol
nme we should read successfully the three idyiis
which he renames "Gerant and Enid, y" Merlin and
Viyien,' and "Laneclot and Elaine" And then
he comes to The Holy Grail. 1.-THE long
nst the most elaborate. and IL we judge It
by detached passages OF excellence rather than
the mutual relations of different parts the best Of
the new poems. But in tins again faulty construe-
tion is conspicu0us-so much seriously TO mar
both the beauty Of the fable and the effect Of the
really exquisite verse. To the admres Of the early
poem Of Sir Galahadr IT will DO disappointment
DO find that the story concerns itself mostly with
other adventures than those of the maiden knight
whose strength is the strength Of ten, because his
bcsrt is pure" and 10 whom a. he rides upon HE