The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. PoetryByron, George Gordon Byron, Baron
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The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron
Poetry
Half-title, pp. 1, 2; Title (R. _Barry & Son, Printers_.), pp. 3, 4;
Text (_Fare Thee Well_), pp. 5-7; (A Sketch, etc.), pp. 8-12. The
Imprint, as above, is at the foot of p. 12.
The Text is identical with that of the pamphlet.
VIII.
Fare Thee Well!/ And/ Other Poems./ By Lord Byron./ Edinburgh:/ Printed
for John Robertson,/ 132, High Street./ 1816./ [8º.
_Collation_--
Title, one leaf, pp. 1, 2; Text, pp. 3-32. The Imprint (_Walker and
Greig, Printers_) is at the foot of p. 32.
_Contents_--
Fare Thee Well p. 3
A Sketch p. 7
Napoleon's Farewell p. 13
On the Star of "The Legion of Honour" p. 15
Ode from the French p. 18
Ode ("Oh, shame to thee," etc.) p. 25
Madame Lavalette p. 30
_Note_.--An editorial note (p. 24) states that the Ode "Oh, shame to
thee" was first published in the _Morning Chronicle_, July 31, 1815,
under the signature "Brutus." "It has been ascribed by many to the
Author of the _Pleasures of Hope_." A second note (p. 30) apologizes for
the inclusion of "Madame Lavalette" [first published in the _Examiner_,
January 21, 1816], which "has appeared in some other Editions of these
Poems."
_The Giaour._
I.
The Giaour,/ A Fragment of/ A Turkish Tale./ By Lord Byron./ "One fatal
remembrance--one sorrow that throws/ "Its bleak shade alike o'er our
joys and our woes--/ "To which Life nothing brighter nor darker can
bring,/ "For which joy hath no balm--and affliction no sting."/ Moore./
London:/ _Printed by T. Davison, Whitefriars_,/ For John Murray,
Albemarle-Street./ 1813./ [8º.
_Collation_--
Half-title, one leaf; Title, one leaf; Dedication, "To Samuel Rogers,
Esq.;" Text, pp. 1-41. The Imprint (_T. Davison, Lombard-Street,/
Whitefriars, London_./) is in the centre of p. [42].
_Note_.--The First Edition of the _Giaour_ (June 5, 1813) numbers 685
lines.
II.
The Giaour,/ A Fragment of/ A Turkish Tale./ By Lord Byron./ "One fatal
remembrance--one sorrow that throws/ "Its bleak shade alike o'er our
joys and our woes-- / "O'er which Life nothing brighter nor darker can
fling,/ "For which joy hath no balm--and affliction no sting." / Moore./
A New Edition, with some Additions./ London:/ _Printed by T. Davison,
Whitefriars_,/ For John Murray, Albemarle-Street./ 1813./ [8º.
_Collation_--
Half-title, one leaf; Title, one leaf; Dedication as above; Advt., "The
tale," etc.; Text, pp. 1-47. The Imprint, as above (No. i.), is in the
centre of p. [48].
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