New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-29

lovely song in Shakspeare's "Cymbehne." " Fear nc
more the heat o the SUM-" &c.
Fear no keen misfOrtuno's dart,
W;rlt, nor scOrg nor secret blow
Dealt thee by thy mortal Zoe
Let the Fates their weapons Weld
For "a WOudrOus woven shltiu
shal he gwen thee, erelong
Mesh Of gold were not so strong
Not so soft were siiRcu shred
Not fine the SPIDERS thieai
Barring the enchanted door
In thar tale of ancient lore
Guarding, silently and wei,
All within the mystic eel.
such shield, Wncreer thou art,
snail be thine wounded heart
From thetlls that compass thee
Thou behind il shall be heo
Envy, SANDER, malice, all
shali withdraw them from thy-Pal
Puild no house with patient care,
Far TO view. and strong as far;
Walled with noble dCed's TenOWn;
Shining over field and town,
seen from land and sea afdr,
Proud peace, secure IN war.
For the moments never sleep,
Building thee a cattle-keep.--
proof alike 'gainst heat and cold,
cmo s, failure OF thine ends,
And the falling of of friends,
Treason, want, dishOnor, wrong
None OF these shall harm thee long
Every day beam is made;
Hour by nOur stone IS lald
Back the Cruc lest snau iitu
From the warGcr at the wall;
ToeInen shall not dare TO tread
on the ramparts DER thy head;
park triumphant fields shall wave
From The fastuess OF thy-Graye.
The battle-scene is vigorous in ITS movement; the
cavalry song az stirring AS buglocai but tho heart
and meaning Of the whole poem are Ia these lovely
lines:
Winnin. its riches and fune
Comes TO the evening at last.
Coufossinc that Love was real,
AL the rest q dream!
Tho ~ his gains is drOss;
THO wreath OF his Iaurels fades:
Put the kiss Of his early love
Stiil burns on his trembling lip,
The spirit OF one he loved
Ialloys his dreams al night
\ little while, and the scenes
OF the play Of Lie are closed;
Come let us rest al hour
AHd by The pleasant streams,
Under the fresh, Green trees,
1T us walk hand in hand,
Aud tliuk Of the days hat were.
Oftne long poems however, THE Bamcless Prince"
IS by far the most original and dramatic, with passion
and power In It which, on it's first appearance, were
surprise to certain class 81 readers who had been ac
customed to think Of Sednau the balihumOTOus sat
irist OF social folits "The Bamelcgs Prince" is love
story aso The chronicle of different kind Of love
from the sweet, enduring household tenderness which
gloriiies Alice OF Monmouth"
There was IN a certain kingdom Princess, the sole
heiress to Ter fathers crown. She was fair and
cious Lad - not too beautiful yet with certain gentle
people were content with the rule of their maiden
Queen; then they began TO pray her to marry, They
wanted heir to the throne aud Prince TO aid in their
counsels. Tuere 'ack Of cOurty sutors,
aud ial, the Queen chose from little State close
beside her boundaries, Prince whom she had ID
boynooI.
Tie flower Of princes, prince o. cavaliers;
Tau. 1.-THE OF form and Of a Northern men,
Gcate iu speech aud thought
Queens do not usually love in vain; and the Prince
t1,o hta
But he felt little eagerncss of heart aud when he went
forth BRIDE he rode quietly, with oDly few
in his train, until he reached country
seat near the Capital where he little from
travel and await his day Of entrance at the cys gate
gray-haired noble dwelt in this demesue, and adj
vanced 10 meet his guest with peerless beside
him. Instantly the Prince thought 1T is the Queen
who comes 10 meet of her loving grace" but as
the lady drew near, he cher Odigal, dark hair
and wondrOus beauty wide apart from the fair
haired Queen whose mder LONELINESS lie had studied in
the sweet. Tranquil picture next his heart. She his
hostess the wife OF the gray haired chamberlain and
when she turned her full face toward him. 10
his salute he marked her eyes-deW gray land with
danger hidden in them" She marveled che looked
at him, Could the great Queen know him at his
worth r. aud lie thought. as he looked at her
face TO lose ones life for; ay, and more,
TO live iOr!
They fingered there, through long, dangerous days
self about the marriage business never dreaming that
the heart queen had bespoken could by any possibility
wander from its allegiance. But though the Prince and
the lazy sat side by side upon fallen tree and told
other stories only their eyes told their love- until
last he hung his picture by chain about her neck
II grayed the date He sighed and from her lovely
eyes one hot tear fell, and Love sobbng by"
but both were loyal and said word Of all filed
their hearts. Andwhen the Prince to the Queen
and Dched her purity and her PRIDE and all ;hat was
us own lao swore solemn oath OF faithfulness in his
SOUL aud entered into his kin gdom And time went on
anu all the people watched him, IL perchance there
might De flaw 10 and aud found none.
MS pore life mode the wits about the court
rio1 IN It's very blamelessness u fault
inat inSAeu the generous failings OF their sort.
me-" ,ri ~ uush sweet they swore "a grain OF salt
were welcome ! lighter tongue aud freer mood
were souetning more of man, II less OF prude 70
Then no distinguished himself In battle; already ne
was the father Of an heir; aud, finally he won an
hearts, aud the whole kingdom confessed hun brave 40
good"
But love Is 1re," sang the old Norwegian m,nstrs
love is fire" IL had been kinded once In the Princes
heart and ne knew the difference bet its burning
glory ami this friendship, calm and cool as moon,ph
which he for bis Queen. who her part loved him
more and more, and was content When man loves
because is hs duty. let him guard wen his thoughts
and hold hope and memory alike In thrall How could
the Prince In the quiet. weordered regularity OF hs
e forget tia, hot TOO far away, under the sbeerDE