The Works of Lord Byron Volume VII Part 87

TRANSLATIONS AND IMITATIONS.

Adrian's Address, etc. p. 71 Translation p. 72 Translation from Catullus p. 73 Translation from the Epitaph of Virgil, etc. p. 75 Translation from Catullus p. 76 Imitation from Catullus p. 78 Translation from Anacreon. To the Lyre p. 79 Translation from Anacreon. Ode 3 p. 81 Fragments of School Exercises p. 84 Episode of Nisus and Euryalus p. 86 Translation from the Medea of Euripides p. 106

FUGITIVE PIECES.

Thoughts suggested by a College Examination p. 113 Answer to some elegant Verses, etc. p. 118 Granta, a Medley p. 121 Lachin Y Gair p. 129 To Romance p. 133 Elegy on Newstead Abbey p. 137 Childish Recollections p. 148 The Death of Calmar and Orla p. 169 To E.N.L., Esq. p. 173 To ---- p. 184

_Note_ (1).--A facsimile of the t.i.tle-page (2) faces p. xii. of vol. i.

of the _Poetical Works_, 1898. It has been alleged that large-paper copies of this edition were issued from the Newark press. It is certain that large copies (a copy in the British Museum, cut for binding, measures 220 X 122), printed on paper bearing a water-mark dated 1806, were thrown upon the market at an early period, but it has not been ascertained at what date or in what place they were printed. They are undoubtedly deliberate forgeries. They purport, even in respect of _errata_, to be identical with the genuine issue of 1807; but they were not set up from the same type, and it is inconceivable that a second issue, set up from different type and with slightly different ornaments, was printed by Ridge for piratical purposes. To cite a few obvious differences--in the t.i.tle of the large-paper copies the first A of the word "TRANSLATED" is printed ? [Greek: L ], and the Greek ? [Greek: n]

in a??ee [Greek: ainee] and ?e??e? [Greek: neikei] appears as ? [Greek: u] (not ? [Greek: n] reversed); in the Errata on the reverse of p.

xiii., [Page] "153 Note" is incorrectly given as "163 Note," and this slip on the part of the _falsarius_ is more remarkable, as two other errata in the Errata are carefully reproduced; in the Greek motto on p.

22 the letter ? [Greek: r] twice appears as ? [Greek: s]; and, finally, the ornaments on pp. 1 and 187, though intended to be, are not identical. In the Museum copy a portrait of "Lord Byron, from a sketch taken on his leaving England," engraved by I. West, and "Published by V.

Hone, Ludgate Hill, 1819," precedes the t.i.tle-page, and, together with the binding, affords good, if not conclusive, proof that this copy was printed before 1820.

See, for a correspondence on these L.P. copies of 1807, the _Athenaeum_, June, 1898, pp. 694, 695.

See, too, for further interesting and conclusive evidence that the ornament on p. 187 of the L.P. copies was not printed from the Newark block, _Newark as a Publis.h.i.+ng Town_, by T.M. Blagg, 1898, pp. 28-30.

_Note_ (2).--An autograph note, dated May 20th, 1812, signed "Byron," is inserted on the fly-leaf of a large-paper copy in the Rowfant Library (_Catalogue_, 1886, p. 144).

IV.

Poems/ Original and Translated,/ By/ George Gordon, Lord Byron./ ??t'

a?' e a?' a??ee ?te t? ?e??e? [Greek: Met' ar' me mal' ainee mete ti neikei]. / Homer. Iliad, 10./ He whistled as he went for want of thought./ Dryden./ Second Edition./ 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. & C. Rivington, S^t Paul's Church-/ Yard, and J. Mawman, in the/ Poultry, London./ 1808./ [8.

_Collation_--

[? a Half-t.i.tle]; t.i.tle, one leaf, pp. ii., iii.; Dedication (To The Right Honourable/ Frederick,/ Earl of Carlisle,/ Knight of the Garter,/ etc., etc./ The Second Edition/ Of/ These Poems is inscribed,/, By/ His Obliged Ward,/ And/ Affectionate Kinsman,/ The Author.), pp. iv., v.; Cont, pp. [vi.]-viii. (R. _Errata_); Text, pp. [1]-174. The Imprint (_Printed by S. and J. Ridge, Newark-upon-Trent_) is at the foot of p.

174.

_Contents_--

On leaving Newstead Abbey p. 1 Epitaph on a Friend p. 5 A fragment p. 7 The Tear p. 8 An occasional Prologue p. 13 On the death of Mr. Fox p. 15 Stanzas ... with the Poems of Camoens p. 18 To M. p. 20 To Woman p. 22 To M.S.G. p. 24 Song p. 26 To ---- p. 30 To Mary, on receiving her picture p. 33 Damaetas p. 36 To Marion p. 38 Oscar of Alva p. 41 To the Duke of D. p. 62

TRANSLATIONS AND IMITATIONS.

Adrian's address, etc. p. 71 Translation p. 72 Translation from Catullus p. 73 Translation of the Epitaph, etc. p. 75 Translation from Catullus p. 76 Imitated from Catullus p. 78 Translation from Anacreon. To his Lyre p. 79 Translation from Anacreon. Ode 3 p. 81 Fragments of School Exercises p. 84 Episode of Nisus and Euryalus p. 86 Translation from the Medea of Euripides p. 105

FUGITIVE PIECES.

Thoughts suggested by a College Examination p. 111 To the Earl of ---- p. 116 Granta, a Medley p. 123 Lachin y Gair p. 131 To Romance p. 135 Elegy on Newstead Abbey p. 140 The death of Calmar and Orla p. 151 To E.N.L., Esq. p. 160 To ---- p. 165 Stanzas p. 168 Lines written beneath an Elm, in the Churchyard of p. 172 Harrow on the Hill

_Note_.--The Front. is a lithograph of Harrow-on-the-Hill, with quotation--

"Ida! blest spot, where Science holds her reign!

How joyous once I join'd thy youthful train!"

A facsimile of the t.i.tle-page faces p. xii. of vol. i. of the _Poetical Works_, 1898.

V.

Imitations and Translations/ From the / Ancient and Modern Cla.s.sics,/ Together with/ Original Poems/ Never Before Published./ Collected by/ J.C. Hobhouse, B.A./ of Trinity College, Cambridge./ "Nos haec novimus esse nihil."/ London:/ Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme,/ Paternoster-Row./ 1809./ [8.

_Collation_--

Half-t.i.tle with Imprint (T. Davison, _Whitefriars,/ London_.), pp. i., ii.; t.i.tle, one leaf, pp. iii., iv.; Preface, pp. v.-xi.; Cont., pp.

xiii.-xv. (R. "Errata."); Text, pp. 1-255. The Imprint, as above, is in the centre of p. [256].

_Note_.--Lord Byron contributed nine poems (signed L.B.; see Preface, p.

xi., to this volume) to this volume, viz.: (i.) _To a Youthful Friend_ ("Few years have past," etc.), p. 185; (ii.) _Inscription on the Monument of a Favourite Dog_, p. 190; (iii.) _To----_ ("Well! thou art happy," etc.), p. 192; (iv.) _The Farewell To a Lady_ ("When man expell'd," etc.), p. 195; (v.) _A Love Song to ----_ ("Remind me not,"

etc.), p. 197; (vi.) _Stanzas To the Same_ ("There was a time," etc.), p. 200; (vii.) _To the Same_ ("And wilt thou weep," etc.), p. 202; (viii.) _Song_ ("Fill the goblet again," etc.), p. 204; (ix.) _Stanzas to ---- on leaving England_ ("'Tis done," etc.), p. 227.

VI.

Hours of Idleness;/ A/ Series of Poems,/ Original and Translated,/ By George Gordon, Lord Byron,/ A Minor./ ??t' a?' e a?' a??ee ?te t?

?e??e? [Greek: Met' ar' me mal' ainee mete ti neikei ] ./ Homer. Iliad, 10./ He whistled as he went for want of thought./ Dryden./ Second Edition./ Paris:/ Published by Galignani,/ At the French, English, Italian, German, and Spanish/ Library, No. 18, Rue Vivienne./ 1819./ [12.

_Collation_--

Half-t.i.tle, one leaf; t.i.tle, one leaf; Advt.; Dedication; Cont.; Text, pp. 1-149 + "Critique ... _Ed. Rev_., No. 22," etc., pp. [150]-158.

_Note_.--A reproduction of _Poems Original and Translated_, Newark, 1808.

VII.

Hours of Idleness:/ A Series of Poems,/ Original and Translated./ By/ Lord Byron./ ??t' a?' e a?' a??ee ?te t? ?e??e? [Greek: Met' ar' me mal' ainee mete ti neikei ] ./ Homer. Iliad, 10./ He whistled as he went for want of thought./ Dryden./ London:/ Printed for Sherwin and Co. 24, Paternoster Row./ 1820./ [8.

_Collation_--

Half-t.i.tle, pp. i., ii.; t.i.tle, pp. iii., iv.; Dedication, pp. v., vi.; Cont., pp. vii., viii.; Text, pp. 1-160. The Imprint (_Sherwin and Co., Printers,/ Paternoster Row./_) is at the foot of p. 160.

_Note_.--A reproduction of _Poems Original and Translated_, Newark, 1808. The Front. (a sketch of Harrow-on-the-Hill) is engraved by Eastgate from a painting by H. Halsted, Esq. It is a reproduction (re-touched) of the Front. to the Newark Edition of 1808.

There were two issues of this edition (A and B). In A (Printed for Sherwin and Co. 24 Paternoster Row) the Front. is without letters; the past tenses and participles are printed "bloom'd," "mail-cover'd," etc.; and on p. 160 the Imprint, as above, is at the foot of p. 160. In B (Printed for W.T. Sherwin, etc.) the Front. is subscribed with the name of painter and engraver; the past tenses are printed "bloomed," etc., in full; and the Imprint (_Sherwin, Printer,/ Paternoster Row./_) is at the foot of p. 160.

VIII.

Hours of Idleness;/ etc./ Third Edition./ Paris: Published by Galignani,/ etc./ 1820./ [12.

_Collation_--

This edition is identical with that of 1819, No. vi. p. 252. The Cont.

are printed at the end of the volume.