The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-30
TWO NEW POEMS ny TENNYsON.

TWO NEW POEMS BY TENNYsON.
ITO PRINCESS ALICE" AND "THE DEFENSE OF
LUCKNOW" Il
The following beautiful "dedicatOry poem
to the Princess Alice" by Mr., Tennyson,
onens the new number of the Nineteenth Gen.
Jury: e.'g. ID
dead Princess, living Power, if that which
lived
True life, live on-and if the fatal kiss,
R From earthly love aud lifeHifwhat we call
The spirit flash not all at once rom out
This Shadow into Substance-then perhaps
The mellow'd murmnr Of the peoples praise
From thine own State and all our breadth OF
Where Love and Longing dress thy deeds in
Asoeuds to thee; and this March morn that
Thy soldier brothers bridal orange bloom
Break thro the yews and cypress OF thy
And thine Imperial mother smile again, :,
Nav send one ray to thcel and who can tell
glands England-loving daughter
Diving so English thou wouldt have her flag
Borne on thy coftln-where is he can swear
But that some broken CLEAN from our poor
Nav tomc.l thee, while remembering thee, 1
lay
At thy pale feet this ballad Of the deeds
OF England, and her banner in the East!''
After this comes much longer poem on
1.-THE Defense of Lucknow" by the Laureate.
We present our readers with the following
extracts:
"Banner of England, not for season, y pan
ner of Britain, hast thou
Floated IN conquering battle or hapt to the
battle cry!
Never with mightier glory than "nen we hao
F,vinq r1 at to ton Of the roofs in the CHASTITY
Shot thro' the staff or the halyard, but ever
we raised thee anew,
And ever upon the topmost roof our banner
of England blew.
Az, but the foe sprung his mine many tunes,
and it CHANGED on day
Soon a. the blast of that underground thun-
Dark t au the s smoke and the sulphur like SO
many fends in their hell
Cannon-shot, musket-shot, volley on Voliey,
What have thew done? where is it? Out yon-
der. Guard the Redan!
Storm at the Yates gate! storm at the Bailey
gate! storm, and it ran
Surging and swaYing all round us, as ocean
on every side -,
Plunges and heaves at bank that IS daily
drowned by the tide
somany thousands thatif they be bold enough
who shall escape?
Kill or be kilrd, live or die, they shall know
we are soldiers and men!
Ready! take aim at their leaders-their mass
xUith
Backward they reel like the wave, like the
wave finging forward again,
Flving and fold at the last by the handful
they could not subdue;
And even upon the topmost roof our banner
Of England blew.
Then on another wild morning another wild
Cloan from our lines of defense ten or twelve
good PAGES or more:
RiAeman. high on the roof, hidden there from
the lig hit of the sun
One has leaped up on the breach, crying out
ssFollow me! follow Ule!,'
Mark himWhe falls! then another, and him toe
and down goes he.
Had they been bold enough then, who can tel
but the traitors had won?
Boardings and rafters and doors-an embra
sure! make way for the gun!
Now double-charge it with grape! 1t
charged. and we fire, and they run.
Praise to our Indian brothers, and let the dar
face have his due!
Thanks to the kindly dark faces who Tough
with us faithful and few.
Fought with the bravest among us, and droV
them and smote them and slew,
That ever upon the topmost roof our banne
in India blew.
Hank, cannonade, fusillade! is it true wha
was told by the scout?
Outram and HavelOck breaking their wa
through the fell mutineers!
Surely the pibroch of Europe is ringing agai
in our ears!
All on sudden the garrison uttered jub
liant shout, =,
davelock's glorious Highlanders answer wit
conquering cheers,
Forth from their holes and their hiding OF
women and children come out.
Blessing the wholesome white faces OF Hav
locks good fusileers,
Kissing the war-harden'd hand OF the Hlgl
landers wet with their tears!
Dance to the broch!-saved!-we are save'
is it you'll is it you?
Saved by the valor of Havelock. saved by tt
blessing of heaven!
'Hold it for fifteen days?' we have held it Il
eighty-seven!
And ever aloft on the palace roof the old bal
of England blew.