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
Pp. viii. + 827--Title (R. _London:/ Printed by A. Spottiswoode,/
New-Street-Square./_), pp. i., ii.; Contents, pp. iii.-vi.; Chronology
of Lord Byron's Life and Works, pp. vii., viii.; Text, pp. 1-812; Index,
pp. 813-827. The Imprint, as above, is at the foot of p. 827.
The Frontispiece, "Lord Byron at the age of 19," is engr. by E. Finden
from the portrait by G. Sanders. The illustrated Title is embellished
with a vignette of "Newstead Abbey," engr. by E. Finden from a painting
by T. Creswick.
The Dedication is enclosed in an arabesque of oak branches issuing from
a shield bearing the arms and motto. (_Industria_) of Sir Robert Peel.
It runs as follows: To/ The Right Honorable/ Sir Robert Peel, Bart./
etc. etc. etc./ This/ Collective Edition/ of The Works of His/ "School
and Form Fellow,"/ Is/ Respectfully Inscribed/ By His/ Faithful and
Obedient Servant/ John Murray,/ February Fifth./ MDCCCXXXVII./
Facsimiles of Lord Byron's Handwriting at Various Periods of His Life,
viz.: I. _At Harrow in_ 1803. II. _From the Giaour_, 1813. _First
draft_. III. _Marriage Signatures of Lord and Lady Byron_, January 2,
1815. IV. _From Lord Byron's Diary_, 1821. V. _From Lord Byron's last
letter to Mr. Murray, dated Missalonghi, February 2_, 1824 (four pages,
_n.p._) are inserted between the "Chronology," etc., and the Text.
The first edition was bound in brown cloth. Lord Byron's Coat of Arms,
with Coronet, Supporters and Motto, is stamped in gold on the cover.
_Note_.--This Edition, which is printed in double columns enclosed by a
double line, has been reissued at brief intervals from 1838 to 1902.
The contents of this volume includes the contents of Vols. VII.-XVII.
of the Ed. 1832, 1833, together with the following additions already
printed (except No. 4) in Vols. I.-VI.:--
_Contents_--
1. Translation of ... Nurse's Dole ("Oh, how I wish," etc.) p. 546
2. My Epitaph ("Youth, Nature," etc.) ib.
3. Remember thee! Remember thee! p. 554
4. John Keats p. 574
5. Impromptu ("Beneath Blessington's eyes") p. 577
6. To the Countess of Blessington ib.
Appendix: Conversations of Lord Byron as related by Thomas p. 809
Medwin, Esq., compared with a Portion of His Lordship's
Correspondence. Published, Ed. 1828, iv. 419-429.
LII.
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