New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-03
Boston LITERARY NOTES.


WILLIAM MoRRIS's EARLIER WORK.
-ruE DEFENCE OF uUENEvERr-" ny VA. NORRIS
"A siiEAF or PApEIss." BY THOMAS c. APPLETON
trioN LeuLm coHEEsroNDHNT "F TIL rhhuNh'
BosrON April 29.-It is perhaps not gener-
all, known thu idpITprs ~ Jason aho '"o
Earthly Paradise " that VIM Morris. their Anthot' pun"
hshod - stin ,Hrirr vulamo in London iS'S cn'ee"
Tb~ Defence of Guemevere, aud O'hcr Poems inS
volume ahont reproduced III Lindon ana aso '"
Ia here for thu first tins by Roberts Brothers
Is unchanged from the edition Of 1855 the author h"N-
ING positively declhcd 10 undertake any work OF REVISION
These Ia whose enjoyment OF poetry al aosoiu'e anu
pnsuo coupre- nsiOn OF ia meaning IA c"SNry' VIII
h. likely complain " the ohsourfy VI these p"mS b"'
other. who can enjoy tie music Of sweet words 'he
beauty ~ political imagery and hni them hHh"hoa'
rather than uRrfv by a certain vaguenrss which HOLDS
them apart fruIu rgion Of commonplace expe-
reuse, will revel IN these poems OF MOT
ris's youth He has proved himself I"i
nncr artist hts later worksome Of which Is almost 100
pcrfcct- hut he has never shown himself more truly
poet than ia this frst volume cUnfes~ that q" NV
Quito understand the Defence Of Gu 'nevcre' Having
read IL again aud again. quite SURE whether she
Is wing or telling truthwhhcr, indoed she m'as
a. deny thai has siuned or to clam that sn II no STU
when a knight like IauncClot was her lover Atny 'a"'
they nsf have hecn harder judges than ever maici"u
knight was heard h"r lteouS worss, aod iooAeu
nj the faded ory " her wonderful boauiy washeh WIN"
h, ~ many tears and failed TO pity her She els now
I.unccloi CAM az Christmas time, and she 81" MN ever
before her through the cold. weary days Of Winter ana
April turbulent with clouds, I'LL
IN the Snrnnle grew white with nafne, 49,.
kni bowed my head dOwn--Artunin nid the ecs
Sure knowledge niIus would never bc the same
"IIowever orren Spring might be most thick
OF bossoms aud hnds siDOte on "e' anu s'o"
Careless OF mott thngA"
Then old thoughts crowded on her. belonging to the
time ere sho was thought by Arthurs great name AN"
hi. Httlc love- aad she asked herself whether se mus'
give up for always
.Th.t which deemed would ever round me mnve'
ss9 s,y y1 a." ,n ~ all must n NOW prove
stne cold forcverf' $1,000
uwne A Spring day when abe kissed Lsuncelot first,
and thus she tells the story:
DO | not know, now. of day in Spring,
Ne minute Of thai Wild day ever slips
From out my memory hear thrnsh's sing
Iui ~hereaoever may be. ft,aisutway ..,nr
Thou gbts Of II all come ny with most fresh stinsi
"Iuas hair mad With beauty tha day,
Aud went, without my i1d,s, all %vpe
In quiet garden walled rouDd every way
Tnst sinai the huw,rs aud trees up with tue SKY
Aud lrtbled sh the bsuty
In that garden fair
Game Ianncelot walking TINS IL true, u'' klSs
Nhsrew rth " Kissed III meeting. U'at 'lhk uuy'
searoa dare talk OF the TSncnbcnd biiss
"whsu both onr ,nou,hs went wandering I'm one way,
And acn ing sVICly, met among u" &c VS.
Our hands being lof behind strained faf away
"Scvcr within yard of my bright slerVes
After that duy why is IL Gueuever" er'eNe~f
~keyertheess you. O sir Gauw aire; H. n..
Whatever lLii lem'd. gu thruuth ah thoS he"'H
Coz suOws speas truih saying tha' y"h Us"
"Rsins such lady could weep these tears
~ ths were truti A great qu't -nrh Az -
uaNl Inc siup'd his WAY Straight mn 'oneelehee vis'
.ad a-terwnr,i shc iveth hat-foly,
puirorng; rerle-, never we*P-'-,
OsnNAiie ~ iri'hut DOW 81 csik hle l"Nhcn'
Tie seeVnd poem is enabled King ArtLus lomp
Il opens with LanncelOi an his WAY to GLASTONBURY
Gri,f baI almost made hun mad. aud
She knew nothing now, except that where
1sc glastonbury EilGoi tow Re sh'h
A Lady dwcat whose "a ,me was Gn,myeic;-
1.is lac Anew alsn; tliat same np-eIs t"1he'
-Ko, only IN Il nuns hair. even his heart
Making linn good ~ lad. nsauJ iat IN MS i'ie,
Eks, .Artn. neu- looks add dti., All 'h'' n.S p'r'
Not bcip. ourselves. IN tnai niH -'- H. h.si st'b'
"etrangc sIeeg. str iusc strfeI that mon cal living
A. b. rode along. Jude The moon. he hegniI"d himself
o, sans over The pat Troubled oecaus@ the day.
ts, hd guue Ivy swy once, went swit icr still IN
the his Vi=ion VI them
And yet think 80 fSsi twill end rtlt eo"n--"
Vcruy taeu tuink I,4i ,'u'nevont
H.ls al 10y dew And wind. and uOcbatr"d MOL
Dhl me nIOae than ever, viz nOIe deu
"Tc 10. than over. sbe would let ne lie
And Nss Ter feet. VI, " at bcn"d,
Wuuld drop heT hand and arm lnUsi ond' rlY,
AMI touch my mouth And shc wound io' iie Nlha
"licr har around my neck 81 that !, fc
Al Let b. ean,e the inb of Arthur. aud Guancvefe
scL forth uee him there. The story q ei- meeting
-of her rerorse of tbe bitter pain which held thsu
sari, aud tIU keen love which dcw thrm near ~ told
with wonderful snp'sty and q wonderful power The
sLhsr p,,rs al singular ~ uct titles would sug
srst "sir Peter uaITiuus End" IA oDe " the seI of
them faithful study Of nOils knight IN w.OW hove
And Hfu were teyu bat bOuOr VIE lord "i all "Old
Love, IL strong poem The lover sits apart and watches
.sr whu had been his love ono-ebe Is duchess now.
And shs--siie was changed more: her mar
B.fUrr my eycs that ussd 10 swim.
"And make ire dizzy with great his,
once. when ussd ti vale her ht-