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TRIED AS THOU WERT-EVEN FROM THINE EARLIEST YEARS, WHEN WANDERING, YET UNSPOILT, A HIGHLAND BOY

TRIED AS THOU WERT, AND WITH THY SOUL OF FLAME;
PLEASURE, WHILE YET THE DOWN WAS ON THY CHEEK,
UPLIFTING, PRESSING, AND TO LIPS LIKE THINE,
HER CHARMED CUP - AH, WHO AMONGST US ALL

COULD SAY HE HAD NOT ERR'D AS MUCH, AND MORE?”

ROGERS.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER V.

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1788–1798.

1807-1808.

The Byron Family. Newstead. Birth of Cambridge.- Memoranda of Readings.- De-

the Poet. — London. — Aberdeen. — Death tached Poems. —“ The Newstead Oak.”

of his Father.—Lachin-y-gair. — Mary Duff. “ Verses to my Son.”—“ Prayer of Nature.”.

- Succession to the Title. — Removal to The Rochdale Cause. - Visit to Southwell.

Newstead

- Page 1 Death of Eddleston.— College Anecdotes.

- Correspondence.- Success of the Poems.

Review of Wordsworth.- Dissipations of

CHAPTER II.

London and Cambridge. — Projected Tour

1798-1801.

to the Highlands.—Commencement of “ Bos-

Newstead. — Guardianship of Lord Carlisle. -

worth Field,” an Epic

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Character of the late Lord Byron.-Empiric

at Nottingham. – Mrs. Byron's Pension. -

CHAPTER VI.

Removal to London. - Dr. Baillie., Dul-

1808.

wich. - Dr. Glennie. — Traits of Character.

- Margaret Parker. “ First Dash into

Cambridge. — Acquaintance with Mr. Dallas.

Poetry"

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-Early Scepticism.- Anecdotes of Charles

Skinner Matthews. Correspondence with

CHAPTER III.

Mr. Dallas - Mr. Henry Drury — and Mr.

Harness. - Anecdotes

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1801-1805.

Harrow.- Anecdotes of School Life.- Boyish

CHAPTER VII.

Friendships. — Peel. — George Sinclair.

1808.

Clayton. - Lord Clare. - Wildman. - Wil-

liam Harness. — Early Correspondence.

Cambridge.- Edinburgh Review on “ Hours

of Idleness.” — Its Effect. --- Dissipations of

Harrow Church Yard. – Byron's Tomb.

London, Cambridge, and Brighton.— Pugil-

Summer Holidays. — Bath. — Nottingham

ism. — Residence at Newstead Abbey.

and Annesley. — Miss Chaworth. South-

Correspondence.- Project of visiting India.

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and Scotch Reviewers." — Anecdotes. — Suc- - Anecdotes. — Directions for the Draft of a

cess of the Satire. — Preparations for leaving Will. - Mr. Hobhouse. - Letters to Dallas,

England. — Farewell Festival at Newstead. Hodgson, and Murray.. Childe Harold in

Departure from London. Retrospect. the Press. — Blackett, the Poetical Cobbler.

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· Henry Kirke White. — Miss Milbanke's

“Cottage of Friendship.”—Townsend's “ Ar.

CHAPTER IX.

mageddon." Mr. Gifford. — Mr. Scrope

Davies. — Correspondence concerning Childe

1809–1810.

Harold. “Oh! Banish Care." Page 126

Falmouth. - Letters to Mrs. Byron, Henry

Drury, and Hodgson. - Verses written on

CHAPTER XIII.

Board the Lisbon Packet. - Lisbon. -Se-

ville. - Cadiz. Cintra. - Mafra, — Anec-

1811.

dotes. — Gibraltar. — Malta. — Mrs. Spencer Poems on the Death of “ Thyrza.” — The Rev.

Smith, -“ Sweet Florence.". Prevesa.

Robert Bland. - Commencement of the Bio-

Tepaleen. — Introduction to Ali Pacha.

grapher's Acquaintance with Lord Byron. -

Janina. — Zitza. — Acarnania. — Night Scene

Correspondence. - Mr. Rogers. - Mr. Camp-

at Utraikey.-- Missolonghi. - Patras. — Vos-

bell. Letters to Mr. Harness. — Coleridge's

tizza. Parnassus. Thebes. Athens.

Lectures. — Madame D'Arblay. — Kemble's

Maid of Athens.- Childe Harold commenced.

Coriolanus. — Lord Byron's solitary Position.

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Anecdotes

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CHAPTER X.

CHAPTER XIV.

1811-1812.

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1810-1811.

Departure from Athens. Smyrna. Com-

pletion of the Second Canto of Childe Harold.

Visit to the Ruins of Ephesus — And to

the Troad. — Sestos and Abydos. — Swim-

ming Exploit.—Constantinople.- Excursion

through the Bosphorus to the Black Sea. -

Visit to Corinth. - Tour of the Morea.

Visit to Velay Pacha. — Return to Athens.

Residence at the Franciscan Convent. -

Studies. Hints from Horace.".

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of Minerva." Return to England

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CHAPTER XI.

CHAPTER XV.

1811.

1812.

Effect of Travel and Adventure on the general

Character of Lord Byron. — Pecuniary Emo Colonel Greville and the Argyle Institution. -
barrassments. - False Judgments of Authors Anecdotes. - Sensitiveness of the Poet on the
respecting their own Productions. Passages Subject of his Satire. Suppression of the
from the Paraphrase on Horace. — Prepara- New Edition of English Bards, &c., of the
tions for the Publication of Childe Harold. Curse of Minerva, and of the Hints from
- Acquaintance with Mr. Murray · 117 Horace. Parliamentary Anecdotes.

Fashionable Life.- Presentation to the Prince

CHAPTER XII.

Regent. — Letter to Sir Walter Scott thereon.

Visits to Middleton and to Bowood.

1811.

Lord Erskine. — Cheek Chester. — Chelten-

Newstead. - Death of the Poet's Mother. - ham. — Address on the Opening of the new

Her Character. - Influence of her Conduct Theatre Royal, Drury-lane. · Mr. Betty,

and Temper on her Son. - Death of his Friend the Actor. — Anecdotes. — Correspondence.

Wingfield — And of Charles Skinner Matthews,

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