\"FromtheilluminedhallLonglanesofsplendourslantedo\'erapressOfsnowyshoulders，thickasherdedewes，Andrainbowrobes，andgemsandgem-likeeyes，Andgoldandgoldenheads；theytoandfroFluctuated，asflowersinstorm，somered，somepale。\"
The\"smallsweetIdyll\"from\"Avolumeofthepoetsofherland\"
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。
Onemightconjecture，thoughLordTennysonsaysnothingonthesubject，thatamongthesuggestionsforThePrincesswastheopeningofLove\'sLabour\'sLost。HeretheKingofNavarredevisestheCollegeofRecluses，whichisbrokenupbythearrivalofthePrincessofFrance，Rosaline，andtheotherladies:-
King。OurCourtshallbealittleAcademe，Stillandcontemplativeinlivingart。
Youthree，Biron，Domain，andLongaville，Haveswornforthreeyears\'termtolivewithme，Myfellow-scholars，andtokeepthosestatutes。
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Biron。Thatis，toliveandstudyherethreeyears。
Butthereareotherstrictobservances；
As，nottoseeawomaninthatterm。
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[Reads]\'ThatnowomanshaltcomewithinamileofmyCourt:\'Haththisbeenproclaimed？
Long。Fourdaysago。
Biron。Let\'sseethepenalty。[Reads]\'Onpainoflosinghertongue。\'
ThePrincessthenarriveswithherladies，asthePrincedoeswithCyrilandFlorian，asCharlesdid，withBuckingham，inSpain。TheconclusionofShakespeareisTennyson\'sconclusion-
\"Wecannotcrossthecausewhyweareborn。\"
ThelaterpoetreversestheattitudeofthesexesinLove\'sLabour\'sLost:itisthewomenwhomakeandbreakthevow；andthewomeninThePrincessinsistonthe\"grand，epic，homicidal\"scenes，whilethemenaredebarred，moreorless，fromasportivetreatmentofthesubject。ThetaverncatchofCyril；thelaughablepursuitofthePrincebythefeminineProctors；thedraggledappearanceoftheadventurersinfemalegarb，areconcessionstothehumourofthesituation。ShakespearewouldcertainlyhavegivenusthesongofCyrilatthepicnic，andcomicenoughtheeffectwouldhavebeenonthestage。Itmaybeagrossemployment，butThePrincess，withtheprettychorusofgirlundergraduates，\"Incoloursgayerthanthemorningmist，\"
wentreasonablywellinopera。Merelyconsideredasaromanticfiction，ThePrincesspresentshigherproofsoforiginalnarrativegeniusthananyothersuchattemptbyitsauthor。
ThepoemisfarfrombeingdeficientinthathumaninterestwhichShelleysaidthatitwasasvaintoaskfromHIM，astoseektobuyalegofmuttonatagin-shop。Thecharacters，theprotagonists，withCyril，Melissa，LadyBlanche，thechildAglaia，KingGama，theotherking，Arac，andthehero\'smother——beautifullystudiedfromthemotherofthepoet——areallsufficientlyhuman。Buttheyseemtowaverinthemagicair，\"asallthegoldenautumnwoodlandreelsathwartthefiresofautumnleaves。Forthesereasons，andbecauseofthedesignedfantasyofthewholecomposition，ThePrincessisessentiallyapoemforthetrueloversofpoetry，ofSpenserandofColeridge。Theseriousmotive，thequestionofWoman，herwrongs，herrights，hereducation，hercapabilities，wasnot\"intheair\"in1847。Tobesureithadoftenbeen\"intheair。\"TheAlexandrianPlatonists，theRenaissance，eventheageofAnne，hadtheiremancipatedandlearnedladies。EarlyGreecehadSappho，Corinna，andErinna，thefirstthechiefoflyricpoets，eveninherfragments，thetwoothersapplaudedbyallHellas。TheFrenchRevolutionhadbegottenMaryWollstonecraftGodwinandherVindicationoftheRightsofWomen，andinFranceGeorgeSandwasprominentandemancipatedenoughwhilethepoetwrote。But，thequestionofloveapart，GeorgeSandwas\"very，verywoman，\"shiningasadomesticcharacterandfondofneedlework。Englandwasnotexcitedaboutthequestionwhichhassinceproducedsomanydisputants，inevitablyshrill，andhasnotbeengreatlymeddledwithbywomenofgenius，GeorgeEliotorMrsOliphant。Thepoem，inthepublicindifferenceastofeminineeducation，cameratherprematurely。Wehavenowladies\'colleges，notinhauntsremotefromman，butbythesedgedbanksofCamandCherwell。Therehavebeennorevolutionaryresults:noboyshavespiedthesechastenests，withechoingromanticconsequences。ThebeautyandsplendourofthePrincess\'suniversityhavenotariseninlightandcolour，anditisonlyatStAndrewsthatgirlsweartheacademicandbecomingcostumeofthescarletgown。Therealisfarbelowtheideal，buttherealin1847seemedeminentlyremote，orevenimpossible。
ThelearnedPrincessherselfwasnotonourlevelastoknowledgeandthepastofwomankind。SheknewnotoftheirmasterlypositioninthelawofancientEgypt。Gynaeocracyandmatriarchy，thewomantheheadofthesavageorprehistoricgroup，werethingshiddenfromher。
She\"glancedattheLyciancustom，\"butnotatthePictish，acustomwhichwouldhavesuitedGeorgeSandtoamarvel。ShemalignedtheHottentots。
\"Thehighestisthemeasureoftheman，AndnottheKaffir，Hottentot，Malay。\"
TheHottentotshadlongagoanticipatedthePrincessandhershrillmodernsisterhood。IfwetaketheGreeks，orevenourselves，wemaysay，withDampier1689，\"TheHodmadods，thoughanastypeople，yetaregentlementothese\"asregardsthepositionofwomen。LetushearMrHartland:\"IneveryHottentot\'shousethewifeissupreme。
Herhusband，poorfellow，thoughhemaywieldwidepowerandinfluenceoutofdoors，athomedarenoteventakeamouthfulofsour-milkoutofthehouseholdvatwithoutherpermission……Thehighestoathamancantakeistoswearbyhiseldestsister，andifheabusesthisnameheforfeitstoherhisfinestgoodsandsheep。\"
However，in1847EnglandhadnotyetthoughtofimitatingtheHodmadods。Consequently，andbyreasonofthepurelyliteraryandelaboratelyfantasticalcharacterofThePrincess，itwasnotofanaturetoincreasethepoet\'sfameandsuccess。\"Mybookisout，andIhateit，andsonodoubtwillyou，\"TennysonwrotetoFitzGerald，whohateditandsaidso。\"LikeCarlyle，IgaveupallhopesofhimafterThePrincess，\"indeeditwasnotapttoconciliateCarlyle。
\"Noneofthesongshadtheoldchampagneflavour，\"saidFitz；andLordTennysonadds，\"NothingeitherbyThackerayorbymyfathermetFitzGerald\'sapprobationunlesshehadfirstseenitinmanuscript。\"
Thisprejudicewasveryhuman。LordTennysonremarks，astothepoet\'smeaninginthiswork，borntooearly，that\"thesoonerwomanfindsout，beforethegreateducationalmovementbegins，that\'womanisnotundevelopedman，butdiverse，\'thebetteritwillbefortheprogressoftheworld。\"
Butprobablythe\"educationalmovement\"willnotmakemuchdifferencetowomankindonthewhole。TheoldPlatonicremarkthatwoman\"doesthesamethingsasman，butnotsowell，\"willeternallyholdgood，atleastinthearts，andinletters，exceptinrarecasesofgenius。
AnewJeanned\'Arc，themostsignalexampleofabsolutegeniusinhistory，willnotcomeagain；andtheageshavewaitedvainlyforanewSapphooranewJaneAusten。Literature，poetry，painting，havealwaysbeenfieldsopentowoman。Buttwonamesexhausttherollofwomenofthehighestrankinletters——SapphoandJaneAusten。And\"whendidwomaneveryetinvent？\"In\"artsofgovernment\"Elizabethhadcourage，andjustsavingsenseenoughtoyieldtoCecilattheeleventhhour，andescapethefateof\"hersisterandherfoe，\"thebeautifulunhappyqueenwhotoldherladiesthatshedaredtolookonwhatevermendaredtodo，andherselfwoulddoitifherstrengthsoservedher。\"{6}\"ThefoundressoftheBabylonianwalls\"isamyth；
\"theRhodopethatbuiltthePyramid\"isnotacreditablemyth；forexceptionstoKnox\'s\"MonstrousRegimentofWomen\"wemustfallbackon\"ThePalmyrenethatfoughtAurelian，\"andthereverednameofthegreatestofEnglishqueens，Victoria。Thushistorydoesnotencouragethehopethataman-likeeducationwillraisemanywomentothelevelofthehighestoftheirsexinthepast，oreventhattheenormousmajorityofwomenwilltakeadvantageoftheopportunityofaman-likeeducation。Aglanceatthenumerousperiodicalsdesignedforthereadingofwomendepressesoptimism，andthePrincess\'sprophecyof\"TwoplummetsdroppedforonetosoundtheabyssOfscience，andthesecretsofthemind，\"
isnotnearfulfilment。Fortunatelythesexdoesnot\"lovetheMetaphysics，\"andperhapshasnotyetproducedevenamanualofLogic。Itmustsufficemanandwomanto\"WalkthisworldYokedinallexerciseofnobleend，\"
ofamorepracticalcharacter，whilewomanisatliberty\"ToliveandlearnandbeAllthatnotharmsdistinctivewomanhood。\"
Thiswastheconclusionofthepoetwhohadthemostchivalrousreverenceforwomanhood。Thisistheeireniconofthatoldstrifebetweenthewomenandthemen——thatwarinwhichbotharmiesarecaptured。Itmaynotbeacceptabletoexcitedladycombatants，whothinkmantheirfoe，whentherealenemyiswhatPorsondamnedtheNatureofThings。
AnewpoemlikeThePrincesswouldsoonreachthepublicofourday，sogreatlyincreasedaretheusesofadvertisement。ButThePrincessmovedslowlyfromeditiontorevisedandimprovededition，bringingneithermoneynormuchincreaseoffame。ThepoetwaslivingwithhisfamilyatCheltenham，whereamonghisnewacquaintanceswereSydneyDobell，thepoetofafewexquisitepieces，andF。W。
Robertson，latersopopularasapreacheratBrighton。Meetinghimforthefirsttime，andknowingRobertson\'s\"wishtoplucktheheartfrommymystery，frompurenervousnessIwouldonlytalkofbeer。\"
ThiskindofshynessbesetTennyson。Aladytellsmethatasagirlandaverybeautifulgirlsheandhersister，andathird，necdiversa，metthepoet，andexpectedhighdiscourse。Buthisspeechwasallofthatwinglessinsectwhich\"getsthere，allthesame，\"
accordingtoanAmericanlyrist；theinsectwhichfillsMrsCarlyle\'sletterswithbulletinsofhersuccessorfailureindomesticcampaigns。
TennysonkeptvisitingLondon，wherehesawThackerayandthedespairofCarlyle，andatBathHousehewastoomodesttobeintroducedtothegreatDukewhoserequiemhewastosingsonobly。OddlyenoughDouglasJerroldenthusiasticallyassuredTennyson，atadinnerofaSocietyofAuthors，that\"youaretheonewhowilllive。\"Tothatend，humanlyspeaking，heplacedhimselfunderthecelebratedDrGullyandhis\"water-cure，\"afoibleofthatperiod。In1848hemadeatourtoKingArthur\'sCornishbounds，andanothertoScotland，wherethePassofBranderdisappointedhim:perhapshesawitonafineday，and，likeGlencoe，itneedstempestandmistlitupbythewhitefiresofmanywaterfalls。BybonnyDoonhe\"fellintoapassionoftears，\"forhehadallofKeats\'ssentimentforBurns:
\"Thereneverwasimmortalpoetifhebenotone。\"OfallEnglishpoets，thewarmestinthepraiseofBurnshavebeenthetwomostunlikehimself——TennysonandKeats。ItwasthesongsthatTennysonpreferred；WordsworthlikedtheCottar\'sSaturdayNight。
CHAPTERV——INMEMORIAM。
InMay1850afew，copiesofInMemoriamwereprintedforfriends，andpresentlythepoemwaspublishedwithoutauthor\'sname。Thepieceshadbeencomposedatintervals，from1833onwards。Itistobeobservedthatthe\"sectionaboutevolution\"waswrittensomeyearsbefore1844，whentheingenioushypothesesofRobertChambers，inVestigesofCreation，weregiventotheworld，andcausedagooddealoftalk。Tenyears，again，afterInMemoriam，cameDarwin\'sOriginofSpecies。Thesedatesareworthobserving。Thetheoryofevolution，ofcourseinarudemythicalshape，isatleastasoldasthetheoryofcreation，andisfoundamongthespeculationsofthemostbackwardsavages。TheAruntaofCentralAustralia，araceremotefromthepolite，haveahypothesisofevolutionwhichpostulatesonlyafewrudimentaryformsoflife，amarineenvironment，andtheminimumofsupernormalassistanceinthewayofstimulatingtheprimalformsinthedirectionofmorehighlydifferentiateddevelopments。\"Therudimentaryforms，Inapertwa，wereinrealitystagesinthetransformationofvariousplantsandanimalsintohumanbeings……Theyhadnodistinctlimbsororgansofsight，hearing，orsmell。\"Theyexistedinakindoflumps，andweresetfreefromthecaulswhichenvelopedthembytwobeingscalledUngambikula，\"awordwhichmeans\'outofnothing，\'or\'self-
existing。\'Mendescendfromloweranimalsthusevolved。\"{7}
Thisexampleofthedoctrineofevolutioninanearlyshapeisonlymentionedtoprovethattheideahasbeenfamiliartothehumanmindfromthelowestknownstageofculture。Notlessfamiliarhasbeenthetheoryofcreationbyakindofsupremebeing。Thenotionofcreation，however，upto1860，heldtheforemostplaceinmodernEuropeanbelief。ButLamarck，theelderDarwin，Monboddo，andothershadsubmittedhypothesesofevolution。NowitwaspartoftheoriginalityofTennyson，asaphilosophicpoet，thathehadbroodedfromboyhoodontheseearlytheoriesofevolution，inanagewhentheywerepracticallyunknowntotheliterary，andwerenotpatronisedbythescientific，world。InNovember1844hewrotetoMrMoxon，\"IwantyoutogetmeabookwhichIseeadvertisedintheExaminer:itseemstocontainmanyspeculationswithwhichIhavebeenfamiliarforyears，andonwhichIhavewrittenmorethanonepoem。\"ThisbookwasVestigesofCreation。ThesepoemsarethestanzasinInMemoriamabout\"thegreaterape，\"andaboutNatureascarelessofthetype:\"allshallgo。\"ThepoeticandphilosophicoriginalityofTennysonthusfacedthepopularinferencesastotheeffectofthedoctrineofevolutionuponreligiousbeliefslongbeforetheworldwasmovedinallitsdeepsbyDarwin\'sOriginofSpecies。Thusthegeologicalrecordisinconsistent，welearned，withtherecordofthefirstchaptersofGenesis。Ifmanisadifferentiatedmonkey，andifamonkeyhasnosoul，orfuturelifewhichistakenforgranted，whereareman\'stitle-deedstothesepossessions？Withotherdifficultiesofanobviouskind，thesepresentedthemselvestothepoetwithrenewedforcewhenhisonlychanceofhappinessdependedonbeingabletobelieveinafuturelife，andreunionwiththebeloveddead。Unbeliefhadalwaysexisted。WehearofatheistsintheRigVeda。Intheearlyeighteenthcentury，intheageofSwift-
\"Menproved，assureasGod\'sinGloucester，ThatMoseswasagreatimpostor。\"
distrustofMosesincreasedwiththeincreaseofhypothesesofevolution。ButwhatEnglishpoet，beforeTennyson，everattempted\"tolaythespectresofthemind\"；everfacedworld-oldproblemsintheirmostrecentaspects？Iamnotacquaintedwithanypoetwhoattemptedthistask，and，whateverwemaythinkofTennyson\'ssuccess，Idonotseehowwecandenyhisoriginality。
MrFredericHarrison，however，thinksthatneither\"thetheologynorthephilosophyofInMemoriamarenew，original，withanindependentforceanddepthoftheirown。\"\"Theyareexquisitelygracefulre-
statementsofthetheologyoftheBroadChurchmanoftheschoolofF。
D。MauriceandJowett——acombinationofMaurice\'ssomewhatillogicalpietywithJowett\'sphilosophyofmystification。\"ThepietyofMauricemaybeasillogicalasthatofPositivismislogical，andthephilosophyoftheMasterofBalliolmaybewhateverMrHarrisonpleasestocallit。ButasJowett\'searliestworkexceptanessayonEtruscanreligionisof1855，onedoesnotseehowitcouldinfluenceTennysonbefore1844。AndwhathadtheDukeofArgyllwrittenonthesethemessomeyearsbefore1844？ThelateDuke，towhomMrHarrisonrefersinthisconnection，wasbornin1823。Hisphilosophicideas，iftheyweretoinfluenceTennyson\'sInMemoriam，musthavebeensetforthbyhimatthetenderageofseventeen，orthereabouts。MrHarrison\'ssentenceis，\"ButdoesInMemoriamteachanything，ortransfigureanyideawhichwasnotaboutthattime\"thetimeofwritingwasmainly1833-1840\"commonformwithF。D。
Maurice，withJowett，C。Kingsley，F。Robertson，StopfordBrooke，MrRuskin，andtheDukeofArgyll，BishopsWestcottandBoydCarpenter？\"
ThedatesanswerMrHarrison。JowettdidnotpublishanythingtillatleastfifteenyearsafterTennysonwrotehispoemsonevolutionandbelief。DrBoydCarpenter\'sworkspreviousto1840areunknowntobibliography。F。W。RobertsonwasayoungparsonatCheltenham。
RuskinhadnotpublishedthefirstvolumeofModernPainters。HisOxfordprizepoemisof1839。MrStopfordBrookewasatschool。TheDukeofArgyllwasbeingprivatelyeducated:andsowiththerest，exceptthecontemporaryMaurice。HowcanMrHarrisonsaythat，inthetimeofInMemoriam，Tennysonwas\"intouchwiththeideasofHerschel，Owen，Huxley，Darwin，andTyndall\"？{8}WhenTennysonwrotethepartsofInMemoriamwhichdealwithscience，nobodybeyondtheirfamiliesandfriendshadheardofHuxley，Darwin，andTyndall。
Theyhadnotdeveloped，muchlesshadtheypublished，their\"generalideas。\"EveninhisjournaloftheCruiseoftheBeagleDarwin\'sideaswerereligious，andhenaivelyadmiredtheworksofGod。ItisstrangethatMrHarrisonhasbasedhiscriticism，andhistheoryofTennyson\'swantoforiginality，onwhatseemstobeahistoricalerror。HecitespartsofInMemoriam，andremarks，\"Noonecandenythatallthisisexquisitelybeautiful；thattheseeternalproblemshaveneverbeencladinsuchinimitablegrace……ButthetrainofthoughtisessentiallythatwithwhichordinaryEnglishreadershavebeenmadefamiliarbyF。D。Maurice，ProfessorJowett，EcceHomo，Hypatia，andnowbyArthurBalfour，MrDrummond，andmanyvaliantcompaniesofSeptem[whySeptem？]contraDiabolum。\"OnemustkeeprepeatingthehistoricalveritythattheideasofInMemoriamcouldnothavebeen\"madefamiliarby\"authorswhohadnotyetpublishedanything，orbybooksyetundreamedofandunborn，suchasEcceHomoandJowett\'sworkonsomeofStPaul\'sEpistles。IfthesebookscontaintheideasofInMemoriam，itisbydintofrepetitionandborrowingfromInMemoriam，orbycoincidence。TheoriginalitywasTennyson\'s，forwecannotdisputetheevidenceofdates。
Whenonespeaksof\"originality\"onedoesnotmeanthatTennysondiscoveredtheexistenceoftheultimateproblems。ButatCambridge1828-1830hehadvoted\"No\"inanswertothequestiondiscussedby\"theApostles，\"\"Isanintelligible[intelligent？]FirstCausededuciblefromthephenomenaoftheuniverse？\"{9}Hehadalsopropoundedthetheorythat\"thedevelopmentofthehumanbodymightpossiblybetracedfromtheradiatedvermicularmolluscousandvertebrateorganisms，\"thirtyyearsbeforeDarwinpublishedTheOriginofSpecies。Tobeconcernedsoearlywithsuchhypotheses，andtoface，inpoetry，thereligiousorirreligiousinferenceswhichmaybedrawnfromthem，decidedlyconstitutespartofthepoeticoriginalityofTennyson。Hisattitude，asapoet，towardsreligiousdoubtisonlysofarnotoriginal，asitispartofthegeneralreactionfromthefreethinkingoftheeighteenthcentury。Menhadthenbeenfreethinkersavecdelices。Itwasajoyousthingtobeanatheist，orsomethingverylikeone；atallevents，itwasglorioustobe\"emancipated。\"Manystillfinditglorious，aswereadinthetoneofMrHuxley，whenhetriumphsandtramplesoverpiousdukesandbishops。Shelleysaidthatacertainschoolgirl\"wouldmakeadearlittleatheist。\"Butby1828-1830menwerelessjoyousintheirescapefromallthathadhithertoconsoledandfortifiedhumanity。
LongbeforehedreamedofInMemoriam，inthePoemschieflyLyricalof1830Tennysonhadwritten-
\"\'Yet，\'saidI，inmymornofyouth，Theunsunn\'dfreshnessofmystrength，WhenIwentforthinquestoftruth，\'Itisman\'sprivilegetodoubt。\'……
Ayme!IfearAllmaynotdoubt，buteverywhereSomemustclaspIdols。Yet，myGod，WhomcallIIdol？LetThydoveShadowmeover，andmysinsBeunremember\'d，andThyloveEnlightenme。OhteachmeyetSomewhatbeforetheheavyclodWeighsonme，andthebusyfretOfthatsharp-headedwormbeginsInthegrossblacknessunderneath。
Ohwearylife!ohwearydeath!
Ohspiritandheartmadedesolate!
Ohdamnedvacillatingstate!\"
NowthephilosophyofInMemoriammaybe，indeedis，regardedbyrobust，first-rate，andfarfromsensitiveminds，asa\"damnedvacillatingstate。\"Thepoetisnotsoimbuedwiththespiritofpopularscienceastobesurethatheknowseverything:knowsthatthereisnothingbutatomsandether，withnoroomforGodorasoul。
Heisfarfromthathappycock-certainty，andconsequentlyisexposedtothecontemptofthecock-certain。Thepoem，saysMrHarrison，\"hasmadeTennysontheidoloftheAnglicanclergyman——theworldinwhichhewasbornandtheworldinwhichhislifewasideallypassed——
theidolofallculturedyouthandofallaestheticwomen。Itisanhonourableposttofill\"——thatofidol。\"TheargumentofInMemoriamapparentlyis……thatweshouldfaintlytrustthelargerhope。\"
That，Ithink，isnottheargument，nottheconclusionofthepoem，butisacasualexpressionofonemoodamongmanymoods。
TheargumentandconclusionofInMemoriamaretheargumentandconclusionofthelifeofTennyson，andoftheloveofTennyson，thatimmortalpassionwhichwasapartofhimself，andwhich，ifaughtofusendure，islivingyet，andmustliveeternally。FromtherecordofhisLifebyhissonweknowthathistrustin\"thelargerhope\"