usurper, inasmuch as the fetters of the mind are If they are beloved here, in France they must be more galling than those of the body. adored. There is no measure more repugnant to Upon the consequences of your not acceding to the designs and feelings of Bonaparte than Catholic the claims of the petitioners, I shall not expatiate emancipation; no line of conduct more propitions you know them, you will feel them, and your chil- to his projects, than that which has been pursued, dren's children when you are passed away. Adieu is pursuing, and, I fear, will be pursued towards Ireto that Union so called, as "Lucus a non lucendo," land. What is England without Ireland, and what a Union from never uniting, which, in its first is Ireland without the Catholics? It is on the basis operation, gave a death-blow to the independence of of your tyranny Napoleon hopes to build his own. Ireland, and in its last may be the cause of her So grateful must oppression of the Catholics be to eternal separation from this country. If it must be his mind, that doubtless (as he has lately permitted called a Union, it is the union of the shark with some renewal of intercourse) the next cartel will his prey; the spoiler swallows up his victim, and convey to this country cargoes of Sevres china and thus they become one and indivisible. Thus has blue ribands, (things in great request, and of equal Great Britain swallowed up the parliament, the value at this moment,) blue ribands of the legion constitution, the independence of Ireland, and re- of honor for Dr. Duigenan and his ministerial disfuse to disgorge even a single privilege, although ciples. Such is that well-earned popularity, the refor the relief of her swollen and distempered body sult of those extraordinary expeditions, so expen politic. sive to ourselves, and so useless to our allies; of

And now, my lords, before I sit down, will his those singular inquiries, so exculpatory to the ac majesty's ministers permit me to say a few words, cused and so dissatisfactory to the people; of those not on their merits, for that would be superfluous, paradoxical victories, so honorable, as we are told, to but on the degree of estimation in which they are the British name, and so destructive to the best interheld by the people of these realms. The esteem in ests of the British nation; above all, such is the re which they are held has been boasted of in a trium-ward of a conduct pursued by ministers towards the phant tone on a late occasion within these walls, Catholics.

DEBATE ON MAJOR CARTWRIGHT'S PETITION,
JUNE 1, 1813.

and a comparison instituted between their conduct, I have to apologize to the House, who will, I and that of noble lords on this side of the house. trust, pardon one, not often in the habit of intrudWhat portion of popularity may have fallen to ing upon their indulgence, for so long attempting the share of my noble friends, (if such I may pre- to engage their attention. My most decided opin sume to call them,) I shall not pretend to ascer-ion is, as my vote will be, in favor of the motion. tain; but that of his majesty's ministers it were vain to deny. It is, to be sure, a little like the wind, "no one knows whence it cometh or whither it goeth," but they feel it, they enjoy it, they boast of it. Indeed, modest and unostentatious as they are, to what part of the kingdom, even the most MY LORDS-The petition which I now hold for remote, can they flee to avoid the triumph which the purpose of presenting to the House, is one pursues them? If they plunge into the midland which I humbly conceive requires the particular at counties, there they will be greeted by the manu- tention of your lordships, inasmuch as, though facturers, with spurned petitions in their hands, signed but by a single individual, it contains state and those halters round their necks recently voted ments which (if not disproved) demand most seri in their behalf, imploring blessings on the heads of ous investigation. The grievance of which the those who so simply, yet ingeniously contrived to petitioner complains is neither selfish nor imaginary. remove them from their miseries in this to a better It is not his own only, for it has been, and is still world. If they journey on to Scotland, from Glas- felt by numbers. No one without these walls, nor glow to Johnny Groat's, every where will they re- indeed within, but may to-morrow be made liable to ceive similar marks of approbation. If they take a the same insult and obstruction, in the discharge of trip from Portpatrick to Donaghadee, there will an imperious duty for the restoration of the true they rush at once into the embraces of four Catholic constitution of these realms by petitioning for remillions, to whom their vote of this night is about form in parliament. The petitioner, my Lords, is to endear them for ever. When they return to the a man whose long life has been spent in one unceas metropolis, if they can pass under Temple Bar with- ing struggle for the liberty of the subject, against out unpleasant sensations at the sight of the greedy that undue influence which has increased, is inniches over that ominous gateway, they cannot creasing, and ought to be diminished;" and, what escape the acclamations of the livery, and the more ever difference of opinion may exist as to his politi tremulous, but not less sincere, applause, the bless- cal tenets, few will be found to question the integri ings "not loud but deep" of bankrupt merchants ty of his intentions. Even now, oppressed with and doubting stockholders. If they look to the years, and not exempt from the infirmities attendant army, what wreaths, not of laurel, but of night- on his age, but still unimpaired in talent, and anshade, are preparing for the heroes of Walcheren! shaken in spirit-"frangus non flectes"—he has It is true there are few living deponents left to tes-received many a wound in the combat against cor tify to their merits on that occasion; but a "cloud ruption; and the new grievance, the fresh insult of of witnesses" are gone above from that gallant army which he complains, may inflict another scar, but re which they so generously and piously despatched, to dishonor. The petition is signed by John Cart recruit the "noble army of martyrs." wright, and it was in behalf of the people and par What if, in the course of this triumphal career, liament, in the lawful pursuit of that reform in the (in which they will gather as many pebbles as Ca- representation which is the best service to be re ligula's army did on a similar triumph, the proto- dered both to parliament and people, that he entype of their own,) they do not perceive any of those countered the wanton outrage which forms the memorials which a grateful people erect in honor of subject matter of his petition to your lordships. It their benefactors; what although not even a sign-is couched in firm, yet respectful language in the post will condescend to depose the Saracen's head language of a man, not regardless of what is dat in favor of the likeness of the conquerors of Wal- to himself, but at the same time, I trust, equally cheren, they will not want a picture who can always mindful of the deference to be paid to this House have a caricature; or regret the omission of a statue The petitioner states, among other matter of equal who will so often see themselves exalted in effigy. if not greater importance, to all who are British 18 But their popularity is not limited to the narrow their feelings, as well as blood and birth, that on the bounds of an island; there are other countries where 21st of January, 1813, at Huddersfield, himself and their measures, and, above all, their conduct to the six other persons, who, on hearing of his arrival, Catholics, must render them preeminently popular. had waited on him merely as a testimony of respect

were seized by a military and civil force, and kept petitioner has more fully expressed it. Your lord in close custody for several hours, subjected to gross ships will, I hope, adopt some measure fully to proand abusive insinuations from the commanding offi-tect and redress him, and not him alone, but the cer relative to the character of the petitioner; that whole body of the people insulted and aggrieved he (the petitioner) was finally carried before a mag- in his person by the interposition of an abused istrate; and not released till an examination of his civil, and unlawful military force, between them papers proved that there was not only no just, but and their right of petition to their own represennot even statutable charge against him; and that, tatives. notwithstanding the promise and order from the

Several Lords having spoken on the question,

His lordship then presented the petition from presiding magistrates of a copy of the warrant Major Cartwright, which was read, complaining of against your petitioner, it was afterwards withheld the circumstances at Huddersfield, and of interrupon divers pretexts, and has never until this hour tions given to the right of petitioning, in several been granted. The names and condition of the places in the northern parts of the kingdom, and parties will be found in the petition. To the other which his lordship moved should be laid on the topics touched upon in the petition, I shall not now table. advert, from a wish not to encroach upon the time of the House; but I do most sincerely call the attention of your lordships to its general contents-it LORD BYRON replied, that he had, from mois in the cause of the parliament and people that tives of duty, presented this petition to their lordthe rights of this venerable freeman have been vio- ships' consideration. The noble Earl had contendlated, and it is, in my opinion, the highest mark of ed that it was not a petition but a speech; and respect that could be paid to the House, that to that, as it contained no prayer, it should not be reyour justice, rather than by appeal to any inferior ceived. What was the necessity of a prayer? If court, he now commits himself. Whatever may be that word were to be used in its proper sense, their the fate of his remonstrance, it is some satisfaction lordships could not expect that any man should to me, though mixed with regret for the occasion, pray to others. He had only to say that the petithat I have this opportunity of publicly stating the tion, though in some parts expressed strongly perobstruction to which the subject is liable, in the haps, did not contain any improper mode of address, prosecution of the most lawful and imperious of his but was couched in respectful language towards duties, the obtaining by petition reform in parlia- their lordships; he should therefore trust their lordment. I have shortly stated his complaint; the ships would allow the petition to be received.

A

FRAGMENT.

June 17, 1816.

feelings were acute, I had sufficient opportunities

In the year 17-, having for some time deter- of ebserving; for, although he could control, he mined on a journey through countries not hitherto could not altogether disguise them: still he had a much frequented by travellers, I set out, acompa- power of giving to one passion the appearance of nied by a friend whom I shall designate by the name another in such a manner that it was difficult to of Augustus Darvell. He was a few years my elder, define the nature of what was working within him; and a man of considerable fortune and ancient and the expressions of his features would vary so family-advantages which an extensive capacity rapidly, though slightly, that it was useless to trace prevented him alike from undervaluing or over- them to their sources. It was evident that he was rating. Some peculiar circumstances in his private a prey to some cureless disquiet; but whether it history had rendered him to me an object of atten- arose from ambition, love, remorse, grief, from one tion, of interest, and even of regard, which neither or all of these, or merely from a morbid temperathe reserve of his manners, nor occasional indica- ment akin to disease, I could not discover: there tions of an inquietude at times nearly approaching were circumstances alleged which might have justi to alienation of mind, could extinguish. fied the application to each of these causes; but,

I was yet young in life, which I had begun early; as I have before said, these were so contradictory but my intimacy with him was of a recent date: we and contradicted, that none could be fixed upon had been educated at the same schools and univer- with accuracy. Where there is mystery, it is genesity; but his progress through these had preceded rally supposed that there must also be evil: I know mine, and he had been deeply initiated into what is not how this may be, but in him there certainly was called the world, while I was yet in my noviciate, the one, though I could not ascertain the extent of While thus engaged, I had heard much both of his the other-and felt loth, as far as regarded himself, past and present life; and, although in these to believe in its existence. My advances were accounts there were many and irreconcilable con- received with sufficient coldness; but I was young, tradictions, I could still gather from the whole that and not easily discouraged, and at length succeeded he was a being of no common order, and one who, in obtaining, to a certain degree, that common-place whatever pains he might take to avoid remark, intercourse and moderate confidence of common and would still be remarkable. I had cultivated his every-day concerns created and cemented by simiacquaintance subsequently, and endeavored to ob- larity of pursuit and frequency of meeting, which tain his friendship, but this last appeared to be is called intimacy, or friendship according to the unattainable; whatever affections he might have ideas of him who uses those words to express them. possessed seemed now, some to have been extin- Darvell had already travelled extensively, and to guished, and others to be concentred: that his him I had applied for information with regard to

the conduct of my intended journey. It was my "You have been here before!-How came you secret wish that he might be prevailed on to accom- never to mention this to me? and what could you pany me: it was also a probable hope, founded upon be doing in a place where no one would remain a the shadowy restlessness which I had observed in moment longer than they could help it?" him, and to which the animation which he appeared To this question I received no answer. In the to feel on such subjects, and his apparent indiffer- mean time, Suleiman returned with the water, ence to all by which he was more immediately sur- leaving the serrugee and the horses at the fountain. rounded, gave fresh strength. This wish I first The quenching of his thirst had the appearance of hinted, and then expressed: his answer, though I reviving him for a moment; and I conceived hopes had partly expected it, gave me all the pleasure of of his being able to proceed, or at least to return, surprise--he consented; and, after the requisite ar- and I urged the attempt. He was silent-and rangements, we commenced our voyages. After appeared to be collecting his spirits for an effort to journeying through various countries of the south speak. He began.

of Europe, our attention was turned towards the "This is the end of my journey, and of my lifeeast, according to our original destination; and it I came here to die: but I have a request to make, a was in my progress though those regions that the command-for such my last words must be.-You incident occurred upon which will turn what I may will observe it?" nave to relate.

"Most certainly; but have better hopes." "I have no hopes nor wishes, but this-conceal my death from every human being."

"I hope there will be no occasion; that you will recover, and-"

"Peace! it must be so: promise this."
"I do."

"Swear it by all that" He here dictated an oath of great solemnity.

"There is no occasion for this-I will observe your request; and to doubt me is—”

"It cannot be helped, you must swear."

The constitution of Darvell, which must, from his appearance, have been in early life more than usually robust, had been for some time gradually giving way, without the intervention of any apparent disease: he had neither cough nor hectic, yet he became daily more enfeebled; his habits were temperate, and he neither declined nor complained of fatigue, yet he was evidently wasting away; he became more and more silent and sleepless, and at length so seriously altered, that my alarm grew proportionate to what I conceived to be his danger. We had determined, on our arrival at Smyrna, on an excursion to the ruins of Ephesus and Sardis, from which I endeavored to dissuade him, in his present state of indisposition-but in vain: there appeared to be an oppression on his mind, and a "On the ninth day of the month, at noon presolemnity in his manner, which ill corresponded cisely, (what month you please, but this must be with his eagerness to proceed on what I regarded as the day,) you must fling this ring into the salt a mere party of pleasure, little suited to a valetudi- springs which run into the Bay of Eleusis: the day narean; but I opposed him no longer-and in a few after, at the same hour, you must repair to the days we set off together, accompanied only by a ruins of the temple of Ceres, and wait one hour" Jerrugee and a single janizary. "Why?"

I took the oath; it appeared to relieve him. He removed a seal-ring from his finger, on which were some Arabic characters, and presented it to me. He proceeded

"You will see."

"The ninth day of the month, you say?"
"The ninth."

We had passed half-way towards the remains of Ephesus, leaving behind us the more fertile environs of Smyrna, and were entering upon that wild and tenantless track through the marshes and defiles As I observed that the present was the ninth day which lead to the few huts yet lingering over the of the month, his countenance changed, and be broken columns of Diana- the roofless walls of paused. As he sate, evidently becoming more expelled Christianity, and the still more recent but feeble, a stork, with a snake in her beak, perched complete desolation of abandoned mosques-when upon a tombstone near us; and, without devouring the sudden and rapid illness of my companion obliged her prey, appeared to be steadfastly regarding us. us to halt at a Turkish cemetery, the turbaned I know not what impelled me to drive it away, but tombstones of which were the sole indication that the attempt was useless; she made a few circles in human life had ever been a sojourner in this wilder- the air, and returned exactly to the same spot. ness. The only caravansera we had seen was left Darvell pointed to it, and smiled: he spoke-I some hours behind us; not a vestige of a town or know not whether to himself or to me but the even a cottage, was within sight or hope, and this words were only, ""Tis well!" "city of the dead" appeared to be the sole refuge for my unfortunate friend, who seemed on the verge of becoming the last of its inhabitants.

"What is well? what do you mean?" "No matter: you must bury me here this evening, and exactly where that bird is now perched. You know the rest of my injunctions."

In this situation, I looked round for a place where he might most conveniently repose:-contrary to He then proceeded to give me several directions the usual aspect of Mahometan burial grounds, the as to the manner in which his death might be best eypresses were in this few in number, and these concealed. After these were finished, he exclaimed, thinly scattered over its extent: the tombstones" You perceive that bird?" were mostly fallen, and worn with age: upon one of the most considerable of these, and beneath one "And the serpent writhing in her beak ? "* of the most spreading trees, Darvell supported "Doubtless: there is nothing uncommon in it, himself, in a half-reclining posture, with great dif- it is her natural prey. But it is odd that she does ficulty. He asked for water. I had some doubts of not devour it."

"Certainly."

our being able to find any, and prepared to go in He smiled in a ghastly manner, and said, faintly, search of it with hesitating despondency-but he "It is not yet time!" As he spoke, the stork flew desired me to remain: and, turning to Suleiman, away. My eyes followed it for a moment; it could our janizary, who stood by us smoking with great hardly be longer than ten might be counted. I felt tranquillity, he said, “Suleiman, verbana su," (i. e. Darvell's weight, as it were, increase upon my bring some water,) and went on describing the spot shoulder, and, turning to look upon his face, perwhere it was to be found with great minuteness, at ceived that he was dead! a small well for camels, a few hundred yards to the I was shocked with the sudden certainty which right the janizary obeyed. I said to Darvell, could not be mistaken-his countenance in a few "How did you know this?"-He replied, "From minutes became nearly black. I should have at our situation; you must perceive that this place tributed so rapid a change to poison, had I not been was once inhabited, and could not have been so aware that he had no opportunity of receiving it without springs; I have also been here before." Junperceived. The day was declining, the body was

rapidly altering, and nothing remained but to fulfil all that remained of the singular being so lately his request. With the aid of Suleiman's ataghan departed, we cut a few sods of greener turf from and my own sabre, we scooped a shallow grave upon the less withered soil around us, and laid them the spot which Darvell had indicated: the earth upon his sepulchre. easily gave way, having already received some Mahometan tenant. We dug as deeply as the time permitted us, and throwing the dry earth upon

Between astonishment and grief, I was tearless.

DEAR SIR,

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Ravenna, February 7, 1821. ness nor appetite would have allowed him to detain "the rest of the company" standing round their In the different pamphlets which you have had chairs in the "other room" while we were discusthe goodness to send me, on the Pope and Bowles' sing "the Woods of Madeira" instead of circulating controversy, I perceive that my name is occasionally its vintage. Of Mr. Bowles's "good-humor" I introduced by both parties. Mr. Bowles refers more have a full and not ungrateful recollection; as also than once to what he is pleased to consider "a of his gentlemanly manners and agreeable conremarkable circumstance," not only in his letter to versation. I speak of the whole, and not of Mr. Campbell, but in his reply to the Quarterly, particulars; for whether he did or did not use the The Quarterly also and Mr. Gilchrist have conferred precise words printed in the pamphlet, I cannot on me the dangerous honor of a quotation; and say, nor could he with accuracy. Of the tone of Mr. Bowles indirectly makes a kind of appeal to seriousness" I certainly recollect nothing: on the me personally, by saying, Lord Byron, if he contrary, I thought Mr. Bowles rather disposed to remembers the circumstance, will witness-witness treat the subject lightly; for he said (I have no IN ITALIC, an ominous character for a testimony at objection to be contradicted if incorrect) that some present.)* of his good-natured friends had come to him and I shall not avail myself of a "non mi ricordo exclaimed, "Eh! Bowles! how came you to make even after so long a residence in Italy;-I do "re- the Woods of Madeira," etc., etc., and that he had member the circumstance"-and have no reluctance been at some pains and pulling down of the poem to relate it (since called upon so to do) as correctly to convince them that he had never made the as the distance of time and the impression of in- Woods" do any thing of the kind. He was right, tervening events will permit me. In the year 1812, and I was wrong, and have been wrong still up to more than three years after the publication of this acknowledgment; for I ought to have looked English Bards and Scotch Reviewers," I had the twice before I wrote that which involved an inachonor of meeting Mr. Bowles in the house of our curacy capable of giving pain. The fact was, that venerable host of "Human Life, etc.," the last although I had certainly before read "the Spirit of Argonaut of classic English poetry, and the Nestor Discovery," I took the quotation from the review. of our inferior race of living poets. Mr. Bowles But the mistake was mine, and not the review's, calls this "soon after" the publication; but to me which quoted the passage correctly enough, three years appear a considerable segment of the believe. I blundered-God knows how-into atimmortality of a modern poem. I recollect nothing tributing the tremors of the lovers to the "Woods of "the rest of the company going into another of Madeira," by which they were surrounded. And room"-nor, though I well remember the topogra- I hereby do fully and freely declare and asseverate, phy of our host's elegant and classically-furnished that the Woods did not tremble to a kiss, and that mansion, could I swear to the very room where the lovers did. I quote from memorythe conversation occurred, though the "taking

down the poem

seems to fix it in the library.

"A kiss Stole on the list'ning silence, etc., etc., They (the lovers) trembled, even as if the power," etc.

Had it been taken up," it would probably have been in the drawing-room. I presume also that the "remarkable circumstance took place after din- And if I had been aware that this declaration would ner, as I conceive that neither Mr. Bowles's polite- have been in the smallest degree satisfactory to Mr. Bowles, I should not have waited nine years to He alludes to Majocchi, and the other Italian witnesses on the trial of make it, notwithstanding that "English Bards and

the Queen.

Scotch Reviewers" had been suppressed some time

previously to my meeting him at Mr. Rogers's., since I have read that poem; but the Quarterly Our worthy host might indeed have told him as Review, Mr. Octavius Gilchrist, and Mr. Bowles much, as it was at his representation that I sup- himself, have been so obliging as to refresh my pressed it. A new edition of that lampoon was memory, and that of the public. I am grieved to preparing for the press, when Mr. Rogers rep- say, that in reading over those lines, I repent of resented to me, that "I was now acquainted with their having so far fallen short of what I meant to many of the persons mentioned in it, and with some express upon the subject of Bowles's edition of on terms of intimacy;" and that he knew "one Pope's Works. Mr. Bowles says that "Lord Byfamily in particular to whom its suppression would ron knows he does not deserve this character.” 'I give pleasure." I did not hesitate one moment; it know no such thing. I have met Mr. Bowles occawas cancelled instantly; and it is no fault of mine sionally, in the best society in London; he appeared that it has ever been republished. When I left to me an amiable, well-informed, and extremely abl England, in April, 1816, with no very violent inten- man. I desire nothing better than to dine in com tions of troubling that country again, and amidst pany with such a mannered man every day in the scenes of various kinds to distract my attention-week: but of "his character" I know nothing peralmost my last act, I believe, was to sign a power sonally; I can only speak of his manners, and these of attorney, to yourself, to prevent or suppress any have my warmest approbation. But I never judre attempts (of which several had been made in Ire- from manners, for I once had my pocket picked by land) at a republication. It is proper that I should the civilest gentleman I ever met with; and one of state, that the persons with whom I was subse- the mildest persons I ever saw was Ali Pacha. Of quently acquainted, whose names had occurred in Mr. Bowles's "character" I will not do him the that publication, were made my acquaintances at injustice to judge from the edition of Pope, if he their own desire, or through the unsought interven- prepared it heedlessly; nor the justice, should it be, tion of others. I never, to the best of my know- otherwise, because I would neither become a literary ledge, sought a personal introduction to any. Some executioner, nor a personal one. Mr. Bowles the of them to this day I know only by correspondence; individual, and Mr. Bowles the editor, appear the and with one of those it was begun by myself, in two most opposite things imaginable. consequence, however, of a polite verbal com

munication from a third person.

"And he himself one — antithesis.”

I have dwelt for an instant on these circum- I won't say "vile," because it is harsh; nor "misstances because it has sometimes been made a taken," because it has two syllables too many; but subject of bitter reproach to me to have endeavored every one must fill up the blank as he pleases. to suppress that satire. I never shrunk, as those. What I saw of Mr. Bowles increased my surprise who know me know from any personal consequences and regret that he should ever have lent his talents which could be attached to its publication. Of its to such a task. If he had been a fool, there would subsequent suppression, as I possessed the copy- have been some excuse for him; if he had been a right, I was the best judge and the sole master. needy or a bad man, his conduct would have been The circumstances which occasioned the suppres-intelligible; but he is the opposite of all these; and sion I have now stated; of the motives, each must thinking and feeling as I do of Pope, to me the judge according to his candor or malignity. Mr. whole thing is unaccountable. However, I must Bowles does me the honor to talk of "noble mind," call things by their right names. I cannot call his and "generous magnanimity;" and all this because edition of Pope a "candid" work; and I still think "the circumstance would have been explained had that there is an affectation of that quality not only not the book been suppressed." I see no "nobility in those volumes, but in the pamphlets lately pub of mind" in an act of simple justice; and I hate the lished. word "magnanimity," because I have sometimes seen it applied to the grossest of impostors by the greatest of fools; but I would have "explained the Mr. Bowles says, that "he has seen passages in circumstance," notwithstanding "the suppression his letters to Martha Blount, which were never pubof the book," if Mr. Bowles had expressed any lished by me, and hope never will be by others; desire that I should. As the "gallant Galbraith" which are so gross as to imply the grossest licen says to "Baillie Jarvie," "W11, the devil take the tiousness." Is this fair play? It may, or it may mistake and all that occasioned it." I have had as not be, that such passages exist; and that Pope, great and greater mistakes made about me per- who was not a monk, although a Catholic, may have sonally and poetically, once a month for these last occasionally sinned in word and in deed with woman ten years, and never care 1 very much about correct-in his youth; but is this a sufficient ground for such ing one or the other, at least after the first eight- a sweeping denunciation? Where is the unmarried and-forty hours had one over them. Englishman of a certain rank of life, who (provided

"Why yet he doth deny his prisoners."

I must now, however, say a word or two about he has not taken orders) has not to reproach himPope, of whom yr have my opinion more at large self between the ages of sixteen and thirty with far in the unpublished letter on or to (for I forget more licentiousness than has ever yet been traced which) the edit of "Blackwood's Edinburgh Mag- to Pope? Pope lived in the public eye from his azine;" andere I doubt that Mr. Bowles will not youth upwards; he had all the dunces of his own approve of my sentiments. time for his enemies, and, I am sorry to say, some,

Although regret having published "English who have not the apology of dulness for detraction, Bards and Scotch Reviewers," the part which I since his death; and yet to what do all their accuregret the east is that which regards Mr. Bowles mulated hints and charges amount;-to an equivo with reference to Pope. Whilst I was writing that cal liaison with Martha Blount, which might arise publication, in 1807 and 1808, Mr. Hobhouse was as much from his infirmities as from his passions; desir us that I should express our mutual opinion to a hopeless flirtation with Lady Mary W. Monof Tope, and of Mr. Bowles's edition of his works. tagu; to a story of Cibber's; and to two or three A I had completed my outline, and felt lazy, I re- coarse passages in his works. Who could come quested that he would do so. He did it. His four- forth clearer from an invidious inquest on a life of seen lines on Bowles's Pope are in the first edition fifty-six years? Why are we to be officiously re of "English Bards and Scotch Reviewers;" and minded of such passages in his letters, provided are quite as severe and much more poetical than my that they exist? Is Mr. Bowles aware to what own in the second. On reprinting the work, as I such rummaging among "letters" and "stories" put my name to it, I omitted Mr. Hobhouse's lines, might lead? I have myself seen a collection of let and replaced them with my own, by which the work ters of another eminent, nay, preeminent, deceased gained less than Mr. Bowles. I have stated this in poet, so abominably gross, and elaborately coarse, the preface to the second edition. It is many years that I do not believe that they could be paralleled