Bacon, Lord, on the celibacy of men of genius
Inaccuracies in his Apophthegms
Baillie, Joanna, the only woman capable of writing tragedy
Baillie, Dr., Lord Byron put under his care
----, Dr. Matthew, consulted on Lord Byron's supposed insanity
Baillie 'Long'
Baillie, Mr. D.
Balgounie, brig of
Ballater, a residence of Lord Byron in his youth
Bandello, his history of Romeo and Juliet
Bankes, William, esq.
Letters to
Barbarossa, Aruck
Barber, J.T., the painter
Barff, Mr., Lord Byron's letters to, on the Greek cause
Barlow, Joel, character of his 'Columbiad'
Barnes, Thomas, esq.
Barry, Mr., the banker of Genoa
Bartley, George, the comedian
----, Mrs., the actress
Bartolini, the sculptor, his bust of Lord Byron
Bartorini, princess, her monument at Bologna
Bath, Lord Byron at
'Bath Guide,' Anstey's
Baths of Penelope, Lord Byron's visit to
'Baviad and Mæviad,' extinguishment of the Delia Cruscans by the
Bay of Biscay
Bayes, Mr., caricature of Dryden
Beattie, Dr., his 'Minstrel'
Beaumarchais, his singular good fortune
Beaumont, Sir George
Beauvais, Bishop of
Beccaria, anecdote of
Becher, Rev. John, Lord Byron's friend
His epilogue to the 'Wheel of Fortune'
His influence over Lord Byron
Letters to
Beckford, William, esq., his 'Tales' in continuation of 'Vathek'
Beggar's Opera,' Gay's, a St. Giles's lampoon
Behmen, Jacob, his reverses
Bellingham, Lord Byron present at his execution
Beloe, Rev. William, character of his 'Sexagenarian'
Bembo, Cardinal, amatory correspondence between Lucretia Borgia and
Benacus, the (now the Lago di Garda)
Bentham, Jeremy, quackery of his followers
Benzoni, Countess, her conversazioni
Some account of
'Beppo, a Venetian Story'
See also
Bergami, the Princess of Wales's courier and chamberlain
Bernadotte, Jean-Baptiste-Jules, King of Sweden
Berni, the father of the Beppo style of writing
Berry, Miss
'Bertram,' Mathurin's tragedy of
Bettesworth, Captain (cousin of Lord Byron), the only officer in the
navy who had more wounds than Lord Nelson
Betty, William Henry West (the young Roscius)
Beyle, M., his 'Histoire de la Peinture en Italie'
His account of an interview with Lord Byron at Milan
Bible, the, read through by Lord Byron before he was eight years old
Biography
'Bioscope, or Dial of Life,' Mr. Grenville Penn's
Birch, Alderman
Blackett, Joseph, the poetical cobbler
His posthumous writings
Blackstone, Judge, composed his Commentaries with a bottle of port
before him
Blackwood's Magazine
Blake, the fashionable tonsor
Bland, Rev. Robert
Blaquiere, Mr.
Bleeding, Lord Byron's prejudice against
Blessington, Earl of
Letters to
----, Countess of
Impromptu on her taking a villa called 'Il Paradiso'
Lines written at the request of
Letters to
Blinkensop, Rev. Mr., his Sermon on Christianity
Bloomfield, Nathaniel
----, Robert
Blount, Martha, Pope's attachment to
Blucher, Marshal
'BLUES, THE; a Literary Eclogue'
'Boatswain,' Lord Byron's favourite dog
Boisragon, Dr.
Bolivar, Simon
Bolder, Mr., Lord Byron's schoolfellow at Harrow
Bologna, Lord Byron's visit to the cemetery of
Bolton, Mr., letters of Lord Byron to, respecting his will
Bonneval, Claudius Alexander, Count de
Bonstetten, M.
Books, list of, read by Lord Byron before the age of 15
Borgia, Lucretia, her amatory correspondence with Cardinal Bembo
'Born in a garret
Borromean Islands
'Bosquet de Julie'
'Bosworth Field,' Lord Byron's projected epic entitled
Botzari, Marco, his letter to Lord Byron
His death
Bowers, Mr. (Lord Byron's school-master at Aberdeen)
Bowles, Rev. William Lisle, his controversy concerning Pope
His 'Spirit of Discovery,'
His 'invariable principles of poetry,'
His hypochondriacism
His 'Missionary,'
Lord Byron's 'Letter on his Strictures on the Life and Writings of
Pope,'
Lord Byron's 'Observations upon Observations; a Second Letter,' &c.
Bowring, Dr., Lord Byron's letters to, on the Greek cause, and his
intention to embark in it
Boxing
Bradshaw, Hon. Cavendish
Braham, John, the singer
Breme, Marquis de
'BRIDE OF ABYDOS; a Turkish Tale'
Bridge of Sighs at Venice, account of
Brientz, town and lake of
'Brig of Balgounie'
'British Critic'
'British Review'
----, 'my Grandmother's Review'
Lord Byron's letter to the editor
Broglie, Duchess of (daughter of Mad. de Staël), her character
Anecdote of
Her remark on the errors of clever people
Brooke, Lord (Sir Fulke Greville), account of a MS. poem by
Brougham, Henry, esq. (afterwards Lord Brougham and Vaux), a candidate
for Westminster against Sheridan
Broughton, the regicide, his monument at Vevay
Brown, Isaac Hawkins, his 'Pipe of Tobacco'
his 'lava buttons'
Browne, Sir Thomas, his 'Religio Medici' quoted
Bruce, Mr.
Brummell, William, esq.
Bruno, Dr., Lord Byron's medical attendant in Greece
Anecdote of
Brussels
Bryant, Jacob, on the existence of Troy
Brydges, Sir Egerton, his 'Letters on the Character and Poetical Genius
of Byron'
His 'Ruminator'
Buchanan, Rev. Dr.
Bucke, Rev. Charles
Buonaparte, Lucien, his 'Charlemagne'
----, Napoleon, one of the most extraordinary of men
that anakim of anarchy
poor little pagod
ode on his fall
fortune's favourite
Burdett, Sir Francis
His style of eloquence
Burgage Manor, Notts, the residence of Lord Byron
Burgess, Sir James Bland
Burke, Rt. Hon. Edmund, his oratory
Burns, Robert, his habit of reading at meals
His elegy on Maillie
'What would he have been
His unpublished letters
His rank among poets
'Often coarse, but never vulgar'
Burton's 'Anatomy of Melancholy,' 'a most amusing and instructive
medley'
Burun, Ralph de, mentioned in Doomsday Book
Busby, Dr., Dryden's reverential regard for
----, Thomas, Mus. Doct., his monologue on the opening of Drury Lane
Theatre
His translation of Lucretius
Butler, Dr. (headmaster at Harrow)
Reconciliation between Lord Byron and
BYRON, Sir John, the Little, with the great beard
----, Sir John, 1st Lord, his high and honourable services
----, Sir Richard, tribute to his valour and fidelity
----, Admiral John (the grand-father of the poet), his shipwreck
and sufferings
----, William, fifth Lord (grand-uncle of the poet)
His trial for killing Mr. Chaworth in a duel
His death
His eccentric and unsocial habits
BYRON, John (father of the poet), his elopement with Lady Carmarthen
His marriage with Miss Catherine Gordon
His death at Valenciennes
----, Mrs. (mother of the poet), descended from the Gordons of Gight
Vehemence of her feelings
Ballad on the occasion of her marriage
Her fortune
Separates from her husband
Her capricious excesses of fondness and of anger
Her death
Lord Byron's Letters to
See also
----, Honourable Augusta (sister of the poet)
See Leigh, Honourable Augusta
----, (GEORGE-GORDON-BYRON), sixth Lord--
1788. Born Jan. 22
1790--1791. Taken by his mother to Aberdeen
Impetuosity of his temper
Affectionate sweetness and playfulness of his disposition
The malformation of his foot a source of pain and uneasiness to him
His early acquaintance with the Sacred Writings
Instances of his quickness and energy
Death of his father
1792--1795; Sent to a day-school at Aberdeen
His own account of the progress of his infantine studies
His sports and exercises
1796--1797. Removed into the Highlands
His visits to Lachin-y-gair
First awakening of his poetic talent
His early love of mountain scenery
Attachment for Mary Duff
1798. Succeeds to the title
Made a ward of Chancery, under the guardianship of the Earl of
Carlisle, and removed to Newstead
Placed under the care of an empiric at Nottingham for the cure of
his lameness
1799. First symptom of a tendency towards rhyming
Removed to London, and put under the care of Dr. Baillie
Becomes the pupil of Dr. Glennie, at Dulwich
1800-1804. His boyish love for his cousin, Margaret Parker
His 'first dash into poetry'
Is sent to Harrow
Notices of his school-life
His first Harrow verses
His school friendships
His mode of life as a schoolboy
Accompanies his mother to Bath
His early attachment to Miss Chaworth
Heads a 'rebelling' at Harrow
Passes the vacation at Southwell
1805. Removed to Cambridge
His college friendships
1806. Aug.-Nov., prepares a collection of his poems for the press
His visit to Harrowgate
Southwell private theatricals
Prints a volume of his poems; but, at the entreaty of Mr. Becher
commits the edition to the flames
1807. Publishes 'Hours of Idleness'
List of historical writers whose works he had perused at the age
of nineteen
Reviews Wordsworth's Poems
Begins 'Bosworth Field,' an epic. Writes part of a novel
1808. His early scepticism
Effect produced on his mind by the critique on 'Hours of Idleness,'
in the Edinburgh Review
Passes his time between the dissipations of London and Cambridge
Takes up his residence at Newstead
Forms the design of visiting India
Prepares 'English Bards and Scotch Reviewers,' for the press
1809. His coming of age celebrated at Newstead
Takes his seat in the House of Lords
Loneliness of his position at this period
Sets out on his travels
State of mind in which he took leave of England
Visits Lisbon, Seville, Cadiz, Gibraltar, Malta, Prevesa, Zitza
Tepaleen
Is introduced to Ali Pacha
Begins 'Childe Harold' at Ioannina
Visits Actium, Nicopolis; nearly lost in a Turkish ship of war
proceeds through Acarnania and Ætolia towards the Morea
Reaches Missolonghi
Visits Patras, Vostizza, Mount Parnassus, Delphi, Lepanto, Thebes
Mount Cithæron
Arrives, on Christmas-day, at Athens
1810. Spends ten weeks in visiting the monuments of Athens; makes
excursions to several parts of Attica
The Maid of Athens
Leaves Athens for Smyrna
Visits ruins of Ephesus
Concludes, at Smyrna, the second canto of 'Childe Harold'
April, leaves Smyrna for Constantinople
Visits the Troad
Swims from Sestos to Abydos
May, arrives at Constantinople
June, expedition through the Bosphorus to the Black Sea
July
Aug.--Sept., makes a tour of the Morea
Returns to Athens
1811. Writes 'Hints from Horace,' and 'Curse of Minerva.'
Returns to England
Effect of travel on the general character of his mind and
disposition
His first connection with Mr. Murray
Death of his mother
Of his college friends, Matthews and Wingfield
And of 'Thyrza'
Origin of his acquaintance with Mr. Moore
Act of generosity towards Mr. Hodgson
1812. Feb. 27., makes his first speech in the House of Lords
Feb. 29., publishes the first and second cantos of 'Childe Harold,'
Presents the copyright of the poem to Mr. Dallas
Although far advanced in a fifth edition of 'English Bards,'
determines to commit it to the flames
Presented to the Prince Regent
Writes the Address for the opening of Drury Lane Theatre
1813. April, brings out anonymously 'The Waltz'
May, publishes the 'Giaour'
His intercourse, through Mr. Moore, with Mr. Leigh Hunt
Makes preparations for a voyage to the East
Projects a journey to Abyssinia
Dec., publishes the 'Bride of Abydos'
Is an unsuccessful suitor for the hand of Miss Milbanke
1814. Jan., publishes the 'Corsair'
April, writes 'Ode on the Fall of Napoleon Buonaparte'
Comes to the resolution, not only of writing no more, but of
suppressing all he had ever written
May, writes 'Lara;' makes a second proposal for the hand of Miss
Milbanke, and is accepted
Dec., writes 'Hebrew Melodies'
1815. Jan 2., marries Miss Milbanke
April, becomes personally acquainted with Sir Walter Scott
May, becomes a member of the sub-committee of Drury Lane
theatre
Pressure of pecuniary embarrassments
1816. Jan., Lady Byron adopts the resolution of separating from him
Samples of the abuse lavished on him
March, writes 'Fare thee well,' and 'A Sketch'
April, leaves England
His route--Brussels, Waterloo, &c.
Takes up his abode at the Campagne Diodati
Finishes, June 27, the third canto of 'Childe Harold'
Writes, June 28, 'The Prisoner of Chillon'
Writes
'Darkness,' 'Epistle to Augusta,' 'Churchill's Grave,'
'Prometheus,' 'Could I remount,' 'Sonnet to Lake Leman,'
and part of 'Manfred'
August, an unsuccessful negotiation for a domestic reconciliation
Sept., makes a tour of the Bernese Alps
His intercourse with Mr. Shelley
Oct., proceeds to Italy--route, Martiguy, the Simplon, Milan
Verona
Nov., takes up his residence at Venice
Marianna Segati
Studies the Armenian language
1817. Feb., finishes 'Manfred'
March, translates from the Armenian, a correspondence between
St. Paul and the Corinthians
April
Makes a short visit to Rome, and writes there a new third act to
'Manfred'
July, writes, at Venice, the fourth canto of 'Childe Harold'
Oct., writes 'Beppo'
1818. The Fornarina, Margaritta Cogni
July, writes 'Ode on Venice'
Nov., finishes 'Mazeppa'
1819. Jan., finishes second canto of 'Don Juan'
April, beginning of his acquaintance with the Countess Guiccioli
June, writes 'Stanzas to the Po'
Dec., completes the third and fourth cantos of 'Don Juan'
Removes to Ravenna
1820. Jan., domesticated with Countess Guiccioli
Feb., translates first canto of the 'Morgante Maggiore'
March, finishes 'Prophecy of Dante'
Translates 'Francesa of Rimini'
And writes 'Observations upon an Article in Blackwood's
Magazine'
April--July, writes 'Marino Faliero'
Oct.--Nov., writes fifth canto of 'Don Juan'
1821. Feb., writes 'Letter on the Rev. W.L. Bowles's Strictures on
the Life of Pope'
March, 'Second Letter,' &c.
May, finishes 'Sardanapalus'
July, 'The Two Foscari'
Sept., 'Cain'
Oct., writes 'Heaven and Earth, a Mystery'
and 'Vision of Judgment'
Removes to Pisa
1822. Jan., finishes 'Werner'
Sept, removes to Genoa
His coalition with Hunt in the 'Liberal'
1823. April, turns his views towards Greece
Receives a communication from the London committee
May, offers to proceed to Greece, and to devote his resources
to the object in view
Preparations for his departure
July 14., sails for Greece
Reaches Argostoli
Excursion to Ithaca
Waits, at Cephalonia, the arrival of the Greek fleet
His conversations on religion with Dr. Kennedy at Mataxata
His letters to Madame Guiccioli
His address to the Greek government
And remonstrance to Prince Mavrocordati
Testimonies to the benevolence and soundness of his views
Instances of his humanity and generosity while at Cephalonia
1824. Jan. 5., arrives at Missolonghi
Writes 'Lines on completing my thirty-sixth year'
Intended attack upon Lepanto
Is made commander-in-chief of the expedition
Rupture with the Suliotes
The expedition suspended
His last illness
His death
His funeral
Inscription on his monument
His will
His person
His sensitiveness on the subject of his lameness
His abstemiousness
His habitual melancholy
His tendency to make the worst of his own obliquities
His generosity and kind-heartedness
His politics
His religious opinions
His tendency to superstition
Portraits of him
Byron, Lady
Her remarks on Mr. Moore's Life of Lord Byron
Lord Byron's letters to
----, Honourable Augusta Ada
Byron, (George) seventh lord
----, Eliza
----, Henry