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, one leaf, pp. i., ii.; Title, one leaf, iii., iv.; Advt.,
pp. v., vi.; Cont., pp. vii., viii.; Text, pp. 9-39 + Notes, p. [40].
The Imprint (_London: Printed by W. Bulmer and Co./ Cleveland-row, St.
James's./_) is at the foot of p. [40].
_Contents_--
To ---- ("When all around," etc.) p. 9
Bright be the place p. 13
When we two parted p. 14
Stanzas for Music ("There's not a joy," etc.) p. 16
Stanzas for Music ("There be none," etc.) p. 19
Fare Thee Well p. 21
Ode (We do not curse," etc.) p. 25
From the French p. 31
On the Star, etc. p. 34
Napoleon's Farewell p. 37
To Samuel Rogers, Esq. p. 39
Notes p. 40
_Note_.--The motto from Coleridge's _Christabel_ ("Alas! they had been
friends in youth") (14 lines) is on p. 20.
_Poems on His Domestic Circumstances_.
I.
Poems/ on His/ Domestic/ Circumstances./ I. Fare Thee Well!/ II. A
Sketch From Private Life./ By Lord Byron./ With the/ Star of the Legion
of Honour,/ And other Poems./ London:/ Printed for W. Hone, 55, Fleet
Street./ 1816./ Price One Shilling./ [8º.
_Collation_--
Title, one leaf, pp. 3, 4; Text, pp. 5-31 + Note ("The first two Poems
were last produced.--The other/ five follow in the order wherein they
were written."/ April, 1816.), p. [32]. The Imprint (_Hay and Turner,
Printers, Newcastle Street, Strand_.) is at the foot of p. [40].
_Contents_--
Fare Thee Well p. 5
A Sketch, etc. p. 9
Ode ("Oh, shame to thee," etc.) p. 15
Fare Well to France p. 20
Madame Lavalette p. 22
Waterloo p. 24
On the Star, etc. p. 29
_Note_.--The Half-title is missing in the Museum copy. The Note prefixed
to "Waterloo" in the _Morning Chronicle_ (March 15, 1816) is reprinted,
together with the heading, "Said to be done into English Verse by R.
S****, P.L. P.R. Master of the Royal Spanish Inqn.--etc., etc., etc."
II.
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