\"FromtheilluminedhallLonglanesofsplendourslantedo\'erapressOfsnowyshoulders，thickasherdedewes，Andrainbowrobes，andgemsandgem-likeeyes，Andgoldandgoldenheads；theytoandfroFluctuated，asflowersinstorm，somered，somepale。\"
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pureTheocritus。IthasbeenadmirablyrenderedintoGreekbyMrGilbertMurray。Theexquisitebeautiesofstylearenotlessexquisitelyblendedintheconfusionsofadream，foradreamisthethingmostakintoThePrincess。TimedoesnotexistintherealmofGama，orintheidealuniversityofIda。WehaveabooklessNorth，severedbutbyafrontierpillarfromagoldenandlearnedSouth。
Thearts，fromarchitecturetominiature-painting，areintheirhighestperfection，whileknightsstilltourneyinarmour，andthequarreloftwonationsisdecidedasinthegentleandjoyouspassageofarmsatAshbydelaZouche。Suchconfusionsarepurposefullydream-like:thevisionbeingacompositething，asdreamsare，hauntedbythemodernsceneoftheholidayinthepark，the\"gallantgloriouschronicle，\"theAbbey，andthat\"oldcrusadingknightaustere，\"SirRalph。Thesevennarratorsoftheschemearelikethe\"splitpersonalities\"ofdreams，andthewholeschemeisofgreattechnicalskill。Theearliereditionslackedthebeautifulsongsoftheladies，andthatadditionaltraitofdream，thestrangetrance-
likeseizuresofthePrince:\"fallingsfromus，vanishings，\"inWordsworthianphrase；instancesof\"dissociation，\"inmodernpsychologicalterminology。Tennysonhimself，likeShelleyandWordsworth，hadexperienceofthiskindofdreamingawakewhichheattributestohisPrince，tostrengthentheshadowyyetbrilliantcharacterofhisromance。Itisathingofnormalandnaturalpointsderepere；ofdaylightsuggestion，touchedaswiththemagnifyingandintensifyingelementsofhaschish-begottenphantasmagoria。InthesamewayopiumraisedintotheregionofbrilliantvisionthatpassageofPurchaswhichColeridgewasreadingbeforehedreamedKublaKhan。ButinTennysontheeffectsweredeliberatelysoughtandsecured。