New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-13
Mr.. TENN TSON'S NEW POE@

The new number of Tie Nine'eesm CeHiary opens
with poem from the pen of Mr.. Tennyson, entitled
"The Revenge: a Ballad of the Fleet" Nh len
nysons poem begins:
At Flores in the Azores Sir Richard Grenville Law,
Ard pnnace Ike lutterd bird, came flying from lar
away
spanish ships Of war at sea! we have sighted fifty
thrcc!"
Thenisware Lord Thomas Howard: Fore God am no
coward
Bat cannot meet them here. for my sTs are out Of
gear,
And TIE half my men arc sick. must ~, bnt follow
quick.
We are SIX ships Of tho line; we fight with fifty
Then spaIe SIX Richard Grenylle: al know you are DO
coward;
You fly them Tor moment to fight with the'n egain
But I've ninety and more that are lying SICK
should count myself the coward II left them, my oru
Howard,
To these Inquition dogs and the dcvdoris OF SPAIN
LORI Howard passes away, aud Sir Richard Grc-l-
Vile j. LETT with his own ship, containing ninety
sick men and hundred seainen ut 10 Woik me Sllip
and 10 FIGHT. They encounter the spanish Hee'' ole
10 hlty-threc
And tho am went down. and the stars came or far
the Summer sca,
Dut never moment ceased the fight OF the and tie
hfty-three.
Ship after ship the whole night long, their Mgh-Dut
glIlcOns came.
Ship after ship the whole night long, with her baltic
thunder and fame;
Ship after ship. the whole night long drew o"oh VIZ"
her dead and her shame.
For some were sunk and many were SHATTERED aud SO
could fight more
God Of battles was ever battle Ike this in tie world
bcfurc1
For lie said, Fight or fight on"
Tho his vessel al but n wreck;
Audit Glanced that when half OF the Summer night was
gone.
With grsly wound TO be drost he had let the deck
But buet struck him that was dressing 1t suddenly
dead,
And himself lie wounded again in the side ana 'Ae
head,
And he said eight on ! fight on"
And the night went down. and the sun smiled out far
over the Simmer sea,
And Spanish feet with broken sides lay round ue al
in ring;
Bus they dared not touch us again. for they feard that
we still could sting
So they watcl'd what the end would be-
Tho end was not doubtful, and Sir Richard GrCn-
vile had his way OF encOunteTinglt
"snk Inc the ship Master Gunnersnk her, split her in
twain!
Fall nlo the hands OF Cod not into The hands OF Spain
But the crew were of less heroic mood. for " the
lion there lay dying, and they yielded to the toe"
And the stately Spanish to ;heir flagship bore him
then,
Where they him by the mast old Sir Richard caught
al last >
Ard they praised him Bio face with their couIuy for
elsn grace
Gut lie rose upon their decks and he cried:
"Ihave fought for Queen and Faith Ike valiant man
and Iruc
/ have only done my duty man is bound to do:
With joyful spirit I, Sir Richard Grenvlllc, die!
And he fell upon their decks and lie died.
And they stared at the dead that had beenso valiant and
true,
And had holden the power and glory of Spain so cheap
That he dared her with little ship and LIS English
few;
Was he devil OF mani He was. devil for ought they
knew,
But they sank his body with honor down into the deep
And they maund the " Revenge A" with swarther alien
crew,
And away sic sapd with her loss and longd for her
own;
When wind from the lands they had ruiLd awoRe from
Sleep
And the water heave and the weather 10 moan
Aud or ever that evening ended great gate blew.
And a wave ike the wave that is raised by earth
quake grew
Til it smote on hulls and their sal nd theiE masts
and their flags,
And the whole sea plunged and fell 4 the shotshat-
tered navy Of spain,
And the little " Revenge" herself went down by the
island crags
To be lost evermore in the main.