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IV.

Poems/ Original and Translated,/ By/ George Gordon, Lord Byron./

[Greek: Mêt' ar' me mal' ainee mête 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./ [8º.

_Collation_--

[? a Half-title]; Title, 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 Damætas 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 Title-page faces p. xii. of vol. i. of the _Poetical Works_, 1898.