...of the Mediterranean "? * Byron, Siege of Corinth. CHAPTER IX. THE SEA-KINGS, IN THEIR VICTORY. ' My good blade carves the casques of men, My tough lance...strength Is as the strength of ten, Because my heart is pure.1 Sir Galahad— TENNYSON. Courage of Valette — His speech and preparations — English cavaliers...

...ia pnre. The shattering trnmpet shrllleth high, The hard hrande shiver on the steel. The splinter'd spear-shafts crack and fly, The horse and rider reel...they roll in clanging lists, • And when the tide of comhat stands, Perfnme and flowers fall in showers, That lightly rain from ladies' hands. How sweet...

...deep and wide — A light upon the shining sea — The Bridegroom with his bride ! SIR GALAHAD. Vgood blade carves the casques of men, My tough lance thrusteth...shrilleth high, The hard brands shiver on the steel, The splinter'd spear-shafts crack and fly, The horse and rider reel : They reel, they roll in clanging...

...deep and wide — A light upon the ahining sea — The Bridegroom with his bride ! SIR GALAHAD. MY good blade carves the casques of men. My tough lance...strength of ten, Because my heart is pure. The shattering trimpet shrilleth high, The hard brands shiver on the steel, The splintered spear-shafts crack and...

...Sir Galahad " will ever be remembered by the earlier readers of Tennyson in the immortal lines — " My strength is as the strength of ten, Because my heart is pure." And we might multiply instances to show that Tennyson's most valued pieces contain in them, either...

...deep and wide — A light upon the shining sea — The Bridegroom with his bride ! SIR GALAHAD. MY good blade carves the casques of men, My tough lance...shrilleth high, The hard brands shiver on the steel, The splinter'd spear-shafts crack and fly, The horse and rider reel : They reel, they roll in clanging...

...held the blood of our Saviour. Well does this knight express the might of purity: ' ' My good sword carves the casques of men ; My tough lance thrusteth...is as the strength of ten Because my heart is pure. " On motion of E. Sir Knight Kent, it was Voted, That the It. E. Grand Commander's address be divided...

...embracing sunbeams chastely play And gladden these deep solitudes." LONGFELLOW. COMBAT IN THE LISTS. "The shattering trumpet shrilleth high, The hard brands...steel, The splintered spear-shafts crack and fly, And horse and rider reel. They reel, they roll in clanging lists ; And when the tide of combat stands,...

...deep and wide— A light upon the shining sea — The Bridegroom with his bride .' SIR GALAHAD. MY good blade carves the casques of men, My tough lance...shrilleth high, The hard brands shiver on the steel, The splinter'd spear-shafts crack and fly, The horse and rider reel : They reel, they roll in clanging...

...at all. And her name is Mater Tenebrarum, — Our Lady of Darkness SIR GALAHAD. BY ALFRED TENNYSON. good blade carves the casques of men, My tough -lance...shrilleth high, The hard brands shiver on the steel, The splinter'd spear-shafts crack and fly, The horse and rider reel : They reel, they roll in clanging...