New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-07
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
4 NEW POEM.


ers has been thrown over its authors name; Ihe
Judgment OF Mr. Lowell, slightly strcnrthened IN the
repetltion has been Ohcred lu aaNanceio he puu4'
and Crockcry journal Inns pronounced 1t one oil 'he
great pact.c works of this century. such devices
generally react rpon q literary venture, unless 10 De
Of almost phenomenal excellence. II makes niue
difference 10 the reader whether the auth'r 81
"Dicr1rt hc Dr.. Joyce, or somebody ci-'' SO '"'
pocni itself give true intellectual delight ANY name
grows sweet when Size public has Ic'rne" TO Aio"
a. the representative Of sweetness.
"DicrDlc" would have attmct,da attention "''"'"'
the adjunct OK mystery. 1t is,a narrative poem
o,,al i'm IFS material boldly conceived or, indeed
Il be not as we suspect, drawn from one or
moro actual lcq.udsl, ard written with SUM
cic,t poetic skin and feeling to separate
II wholly from the crowd OF crude a""
ambition, attempts which ere constantly ISSUING
from tbc press 10 possesses enough POSITIVE exc
celcuce To- make MS regret the aEtgp1iory nH'S oil
dazzling genius. which it does not tuiI ana pro-
bablv never was intended 10 luluIl uy the aN'N"''
He writes with too much intelligence not 10 me'''"'
his own performance at something IINc us t"' I'v
portous. Hens no hc-uucr IN song, but man Oh ''-
ture and of advanced though notyrt nature" l'S'''
WIilebc ia no if1tator hc distinctly shows the lh-
fucnce OF three poets curioUsly blended yet -'l'I
able. I'm his frequent episodes Of combat ana BAT
tlo he beiray, the IIom,rc influence; ln me o.hi
and r,iutipg of details, the Teruy soniau; ana Ia
erent narrative meter that of William Morris. But
h. il bright and strong where Morris is suhdu'd and
dcurcs-el: he sings i'm the major key, and even Hs
strains of woe seem sunny beside those which are
meant To- be Joyous is fine Earthly Paradise
The story IS purely Celtic and the evident t}n'.-
iaritv of the author with the sources whence lr
drew it gives 1t strong racy flavor OF IFS own ~
opens with a description OF the visit oi me N"s "'
Tman AmaelI % his stoIT-triirr' t'hiiHId, 10
whom n DAUGHTER is born during me banquet which
follows This daughter Is Dcirdre. W'no''S|
bcoutiful rs 2 babe. But Cata, the Kings SEER pc
dies that her beauty viii bring destruction to
Fnan. Tho mobiles demand that the infant shall Ue
claim lat the King orders that she shall be kept I'D
onalace and rcloycd carLcn until She is old cnoughfo
become his own wife. Hcrcshc grows mp, Wild way
ward elf sh creature. She climbs trees and catches
ellupscs of the outside world; and one day. hA'
Tcnnysous Lady of Shalott, she sees the gay and
strong Young knight NaiSl the son Of O>la ana
cousin Of King Conner of Eman. Tie result Is they
meet: DeiriIc runs away with Nal>l, VIA" is accom-
panicd hv two brothers. On reaching the shore
they find their fleet burned by the King eml'STI'7;
so they STAY awhile i'm the adjoining kingdom OF
Copnaucht. then march TO the Northwestern corner
of Ireland defeat the Fomoran pirates. ana DO the
captured vessels sail for Alba Scotiand'. during
llll@ tlii' 81 7''i'i ''''''1'
They settle near Loeb Five, In Argyle, and roman
tcro until the King Of Alba is mltcu with love for
pcirlre. Then they leave and take refuge upon one
of the isles of the Upbides. where they abide five
years I'm peace. Bat King Connor of Eman ou,Il'c'
neither his love nor bis thirst for revenge. lie
sends Fergus. son Of Roy TO Ingite them TO return
Naisi, swayed Ly keen longing for his native Iaud'
consents, dsrcgardiug the prophetic iorcoodmgs oil
pclriTe. Ih'y al" 70 '''S WIN -, t'. r.l
ana ms Oro'1'IS' mus vi '.1 ,..i,rl,e tlo
Biahch' are u'''I'i'"''' SON ~ ;.I...-rI;.
hIug' VINO "h'H No ''i''' ~ 49, &c.,.
own hndS h'r o''U ''"" "0' ...'..l. .:.I
This is the outnnc oil d l"l' S.'''-,' =, 49,.
Iel''c io'o an" '''i' LOU -, l l;.s..
treachery All I'D. ROOFS 'I ,i, p',..' I'm" ..
ttnauCc directly from the H'ic', N'-.''' ''i.'..'
and inconstant Ii-h nature. No hmt is l.ycn n The
historic period, but as TIE ancient t'"' "'' ".''.
,,.trodu,cd and tlc Christian faith is not IN tie
slightest wise indicated. the time must nave ''.'
,,,ior IN tIo 9Th century. We cannot cDnsuIc tie
author for ms assumption of ad'lIHian lar be-
voDd the historic reality, since Icnny-"n has
os,,rol the Same I'm his "Idvls of the King The
a'SuuicI 'i'' N"''' ~ '" 49,. ,... l.-..,,...r
Ur.d0uinauCc Of the pure CCiuc ciClueLl, I'"'E'i'
=, . 49,. ,.r,...,+ ,1,..,.e. ro,t MIN whether
Is so sd"Hs' ,i'' - nj. t,,,,l.,,,. t,,r,
ii most attracts or rcpclS 4A'7 IS '4e ""'|"' i'
az t.o ,,,il.r I.;r1fr.
And tins She questioned thcn and told TIE smart
That gan 20 prey ON Arl QUIZ. t.,, r.,,-,
I'm sixteen slender years away H4 p, n'~n
Owner ran tAc beauty lia :. once -.seed
Due ana banna;; D. p..', '.l' i '. ,,,, su.C,r
o. Lth-tii 'H4 'i' '. 81. li''.gt.
Una ~ liz WOODS aI" . ..''', u. ,,.. ,,,rses.
Arc the FMr' the hll3 ~ Wv ,-, ,,ls .r,es.
And Suuh0h mia, VINO .l.t'> u' 49,. ' 4'
sad Ohona Ill'i OBJ AS 1l y. ''.-it ,.,,..
A ana J t,,p og,rii.n Of Kircoras gate;
And AmTac the WISE ana ioi''l'''o'
ri ,i,,.i,.c ,,oes,oas or the pocm arc carefully