, 1876-12-24

| else the Etn or Def1urF and his own cQufSE NJ
cling to the Saxon Kingdom. He dies in vtsto
Of the field Of Hastings, but the vision calie
the .tDoom Of England, - which pTecedcs tn
death scenerfs much grander, and will doubles
make the nerves Of every Epglisnman tipgle:
Then a oreat anoe1 past along tie highest
Crying .ethe doom Of England, - aud at once
He stood beside me, In bis grasp sword
OF llghtnings, wherewithal he cleft the tree
From of the bearing trunk and hurt i from ala
Three fields away ana tnen nc onn t,,n"n hnod
He dyed he soaka eae unn t1ee nean and ret It
ana osoacnt IL tae tr,,nt int I'M h.ntzed in oot
fsrrw ever hish and higher. beyond ray seeing,
And shot out sidelong bouRhs across the deep
| That dropt themselves, and rooted in far isles
| Beyond my seeing: and the grcat angel rose
| And passed again along the highest crying
"Thc doom of England''
After Haro1d's accession follows another ~
| tervicw with Edith, In which he declares MI
| purpose to remain true to her, and she, strug
CLING between love and superstition, nnauT c1
claims, alter his departure:
The kim hath cursed him, II he marry me;
The Pope hath cursed him, marry me or no!
Cnd helm me. I know nottingham but pray
For Hsrold~pray, pray, pray1no help but prayer,
A breath that fleets beyond thiE iron world
And touches Him that made II.
Tra ecara of thr fourth art IA laid In North.
unnbria. Tostfg has been expelled from hie
Ear1dom. and has returned. with Harold the
Dane as an ally, The King goes north to rcpcl
the INVASION, and is compelled for policy sake to
III.
the union. and her brethren, the Earls OF the
North, urging the match. The victory of STAN
ford Bridge follows, and, in the middle Of the
feast held In honor Of it, messenger comes to
annonnco thc 1andin, If thc Norman ar1nv with
is standaris hlcst rs The Pone ~ aoainst r,er.
;urod o,,tia1r .Tha ne;n fect,,rea 6f I'M oct il
;rne ~ i5 ,neh snt IL ~ e.Jness 40 ae' ~ -
Harold BY her side at the banquet The fifth
at1 s1ilts 70 tnc aelo OF ocniac, "nefc, IN
haloius Ien5, Tue saonk, auga Maigot, cola-
;nda-oont ~ ~ Rn;3o 1' A'0 ~'1|@0e y" WV
!uos ncu' =. homc
Hear me- agatn-for the last time Arise,
Scatter thv people home, descend the bill,
And crave His mercy, tor the Hoiy Father:
Hath given this realm Of England to the Norman.
Harold answers patiently, but, ION being re-
minded that the saints upon whose relics he had
sworn allegiance were against him, he breaks
out:
Should they not know free England crown. herself,
Not know that he nor had power to promise.
And for my part therein-Back to TINT jugger us
,r.,, ing 49,; 4.. ..n.u
& Te Pun Pun thc t sein11 are noDf5 .nah r. ne 9reams'
And hiie The doom Of God. - ~ ~1'''o~ 80
Durine the night before the battle Harold
sleeps Sna various Visions N Tue Snakspearean
style pass before nun. uc wakes dlsmayed, oue
two women who hare loyed lin visit him. To
Edith he bids farewell with bitter prophecy:
Thou art my bride: and thou In after years
Praying perchance for this poor eoul OF mine
In cold, white cells beneath an icy moon
This me1aory to thee and this to England,
~ legacy Of war 1Salnst ING rope
f"" e. Gnau ea ~ cn'u' 'fo" rope ~ rope from age
Till the sess vosh her level with her .hores
Or Till rhe pone be Christ's.
To the Queen he exclaiu.:
,r,.. ~ sus ~ xussu ~ .s..,. S ne er,
~ noa u4ost yosses9 P 20 ny ee14 y! Eu1aun
~ ~ r. pa.n itde + @ ..o 9E IT, Saaa ~
-t 4!ou st n. 1 go 40 -. aIrSS 1sot
noo nas' "Sea - ta!se ~ = et"nu an 70 nc:
~ thee :" ''A'e ''4' An"'e oeen 1a'8e
Aea'e me- NO mole-Fafaon On DOLE siaes"do!
During the battle canons from ltalthan Alb
bey sing rhymed Latin hymn, and the charges
of the combat. with It's well known Incidents
the willow breastworks. the i1npenetrahlc nha-
1anr If Sarnn ehin1ds fha defaat ~ ~ r,hoinrr
-. =. ...4A.e'.. ~ S wv I % " snG PuatauA
~ -. ~ 1Iu tte us-.'H - na1u ~ W
n,.41 .aese arc E!sen ~ nu114ea eAclana-
tions OF Euith ana otlgand, VINO are watching
the hight We need only quote this picture Of
the second repulse:
Yen. Yea for how their 1ancr. sn,n' and abiva,
Aeafnrt The ebiftina ahiaze Of Hanotd's AZ
The mortai conse of fsceSI frhenei Ana +be,.,
The 1,ioSx that hrafnr fb- hnrsamsn c1anras tho
hnrsa A A'-o '"~
The horse snd horuan., ro11 a1o,o ~. h,1t
Thrv AZ once more thev ~, thr Snrman f;c.,
~; ' -, ~ ~ ~
1he trasedy Goses WIN nc search IN the
night for Harold's body. Edith and Aldwyth
meet, and are discovered by William on the
The