Wichita eagle., 1889-08-25

Notwithstanding the beauty and simplicity
Of this poem, the poet was obliged TO wait
for reputation till he had written a poem
today scarcely Ineligible in all its parts to
many of his admirers who have long been IA
miliar with it. But it at once gained Tenny-
son recognition as a poet. There are many
elements in it to accomplish such result.
Whatever ne touched be TRANSPORTED Who
but Tennyson could describe a vision of fly
ing machines in such beautiful language as
this:
For dipt into the future, far as human eye could
see
Saw the vision of the world, and al the wonder
that would be.
Saw the heavens fill with con. merce, argosies OF
magic sails.
Pilots of the purple twilight dropping down with
costly veils
Heard the heavens ill with shouting, and there
rained CHASTITY dew
From the nations airy navies graphing in the
central blue.
Far along the world wide whisper Of the south
wind rushing warm,
With the standards of the peoples plunging
through the thunder storm.
All this, stated in common parlance, means
that the poet looked forward TO a time when
naval fights might take place among the
cloXds. But those articles. so tiresome to
many who vainly endeavor to understand
their nechanisn-moder flying machines
are made poetic under the name Of largo
sizes of magic sails" and there Is something
splendid in the standards Of the peoples
plunging through the thunder storm"
Tho faeliDcy ao1 Toecic, $780,
ent through the poem are accounted for in
The fact that Tennyson was telling his own
story When he was a promising Young
poet crowned with Oxford's academic laureIs
he wooed his first cousin, the story Of which
wooing he afterwards wove into beautiful
verse and gave to the world. Another sutton,
the wealthy heir to the earldom of Boyne,
however, appeared on the scene and the fair
Amy, afterwards go literally adjecti> ed as
false and servile," became a peeress
Lord Boyne. who is the owner OF large es-
tates and valuable coal mines in the county
Of Durham, the heart of the northern coal
fields Of England, freely extended his hospi-
tally to the brides cousin ct Brancepeth
castle, modern but imposing mansion. The
poet repaid the kindness by satirizing the
good natured peer, his brand new title and
his recently acquired wealth most merc1lessly
in Maud" and 'Locksley Hall" Independ-
ent OF his wifes very natural Indignation,
Lord Boyne was not gr2tihed 70 find his
beautiful home described by recent guest
rs a 'gewgaw" castle, or at having the world
Informed IN verse, however harmonious, that
his wealth had corne from the sweat Of mi
ners: neither did lie enjoy theithought that
the tongues OF the world were wagging over
the story Of MS money having bought him
wife who preferred another lover.
In the year 1850 Tennyson was married 10
Miss Emily seD rood, and in the same year
succeeded Wordsworth as poe: laureate,
neral Of the Duke Of Wellington, in No
vember, 1872, his immortal Ode" The
Crimean war eIerred q depressing effect On
the sensitive genius, during which time
Maud" appeared After a silence 0. sew
eral years the first series Of "IdyIls Of the
King embracing four stories in blank verse
drawn from the ArtEuTian legends, restored
the poets waning popularity, and was gen
orally accepted as MS greatest poeticsl effort,
a verdict confirmed ten years later, when the
cycle was completed by tie publication O.
The Holy Grail and Other Poems 1889 In
the interval between tee publication o. the
second parts OF his 'IiyIls" Tepryson had
issued 'Enoch Arden" 1850 He has since
then published The Widow, or the Songs
q the Wrens7 ESQ, Queen Mary a
drama ISIS, and in 1877 another drama
called Harold"
TIE poet Is, II Some respects, Ike the Eu-
sician, who depends upon his voios- age in
;srteres with bcto- To hear oae who has
vass audiences with an exquisite voice
come upon lie stage 70 make notes which
rival those made % g cracked tea kettle With
: poker, Is dorbly painful from TIE renez7-
b-anne q better dsrs To rad tne verses q
4 sepEuag-nssIan who has sung s~eetly In
youth and manhood brings TIE same regret
Il II the case Of tbs s1peraanEsted nuxac.Aa
sixty years after Te1nyson wrote 'LocEsasy
Hal7 lie wrote Is sequel /. wa written IN
.I-rez1e age sid vas severely criticised
Tennyscl Lvs az rs home K tie l23s q
WjgA. Es eachevs Lordon al1o<- entirely,
never visiting i. except wnen obliged to-hv-
iag II LITTLE world q rs OWE Sc1se yeArs
ago. when Gilbert and Sullivan brought Oh:
al opera nasssd CT tie poets "Pr.nceN, bs
went - TIA .aeAt-. % sse i. rerto-nsd rs
tone l. nocAe- one BE szs ocly che Eaa
s>rv.rs n s.s hoslse, but IL ia a. ccnfortAnls
E-d ulsaszct as ros- sSEss5ok.s q TIE s-2s