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
To a beautiful Quaker p. 64
To a Lady who presented the Author with a Lock of her hair p. 67
TRANSLATIONS AND IMITATIONS.
Adrian's Address to his Soul p. 73
Translation p. 74
Translation from Catullus p. 75
Translation of the Epitaph on Virgil, etc. p. 77
Imitation from Tibullus p. 78
Translation from Catullus p. 79
Imitation from Catullus p. 81
Fragment from Horace p. 82
Translation p. 83
Fragment of a Translation from Virgil p. 85
FUGITIVE PIECES.
On a change of Masters, etc. p. 89
Thoughts suggested, etc. p. 91
An occasional Prologue p. 95
On the Death of Mr. Fox . p. 97
Granta, a Medley p. 100
The first kiss of Love p. 107
Childish Recollections p. 109
Answer to some verses from Montgomery p. 121
Love's last Adieu p. 125
Lines addressed to the Rev. J.T. Becher p. 128
Reply to a Friend p. 131
Elegy on Newstead Abbey p. 134
_Note_.--The Title measures 193 X 113. The first signature, C, is on p.
9; M, on p. 81; O (_not_ N), on p. 89; Q, on p. 105; U, on p. 137.
Signature P is omitted on p. 97.
The "ornaments" of the Quarto reappear on pp. [1], 9, 25, 32. The
numbers at the head of the pages are subscribed with a double rule. A
facsimile of the Title-page faces p. x. of vol. i. of the _Poetical
Works_, 1898.
III.
Hours of Idleness,/ A/ Series of Poems,/ Original/ And/ Translated,/ By
George Gordon, Lord Byron,/ A Minor./ Μητ' αρ με μαλ' αινεε μητε τι
νεικει [Greek: Mêt' ar me mal' ainee mête ti neikei ]. / Homer. Iliad,
10./ Virginibus puerisque Canto;/ Horace./ He whistled as he went for
want of thought./ Dryden./ Newark: Printed and sold by S. and J. Ridge;/
Sold also by B. Crosby and Co. Stationer's Court;/ Longman, Hurst, Rees,
and Orme, Paternoster-/Row; F. and C. Rivington, St. Paul's
Church-/Yard; and J. Mawman, In the Poultry,/ London./ 1807./ [8º.
_Collation_--
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