3. Proceeds by sea to Prevesa.-10. Driven on the coast of Suli.-12. Writes, in passing the Ambracian gulf, Through cloudless skies, in silvery sheen.'-13. Sails down the gulf of Arta. - 14. Reaches Utraikey.-15. Traverses Acarnania. — 21. Reaches Missolonghi. And, 25. Patras. 4. Leaves Patras.-14. Passes across the gulf of Lepanto.-18. Visits Mount Parnassus, Castri, and Delphi.-22. Thebes.-25. Arrives at Athens.

Spends ten weeks in visiting the monuments of Athens; making occasional excursions to several parts of Attica.Writes, The spell is broke, the charm is flown!'-' Lines in the Travellers' Book at Orchomenus.' And Maid of Athens, ere we part.'

March 5. Leaves Athens for Smyrna.-7. Visits ruins the of Ephesus.-28. Concludes, at Smyrna, the second canto of Childe Harold.'

April

11. Leaves Smyrna for Constantinople. -Visits the Troad.

9. Writes Lines after swimming from Sestos to
Abydos.'-14. Arrives at Constantinople.
Makes an excursion through the Bosphorus to the
Black Sea and Cyanean Symplegades.

14. Departs from Constantinople. 19. Reaches Athens.-Visits Corinth.

Makes a tour of the Morea, and visits Velay Pacha. -Returns to Athens.

May

Leaves Harrow for Trinity College, Cambridge.

June

July

Oct.

1807 — (19).

March Publishes

Hours of Idleness.' See Fac Similes,

Jan.

No. I.

Oct.

Begins an epic, to be entitled Bosworth Field.'And writes part of a novel.

Feb.

1808-(20).

Jan.

Aug.

Passes his time between the dissipations of Cambridge and London.

Sep.

1. Lands at Malta.-14. Writes As o'er the cold sepulchral stone.'-'Oh, Lady! when I left the shore.'-21. Leaves Malta.-29. Lands at Prevesa. 1. Proceeds to Solara, Arta, and Joannini.-9. Leaves Joannini for Zitza.-Composes, during a thunder-storm, Chill and mirk is the nightly blast.-11. Reaches Tepaleen.-12. Is introduced to All Pacha.-26. Returns to Joannini.-31. Begins the first canto of Childe Harold.'

Leaves Athens for Malta.-16. Writes Epitaph for Joseph Blackett.'-And, 26. Farewell to Malta.' Returns to England.

1. Death of his Mother.

11. Writes Epistle to a Friend, Oh! banish caresuch ever be.'- And Stanzas to Thyrza, Without a stone to mark the spot.'

6. Writes Away, away, ye notes of woe !'

1812-(24).

Writes One struggle more and I am free.'-' When time, or soon or late, shall bring.'—' And thou art dead, as young as fair.'

27. Makes his first speech in the House of Lords.29. Publishes the two first cantos of Childe Harold.'

March. Commits a new edition of English Bards,' &c. to the flames.-Writes, If sometimes in the haunts of men.' On a Cornelian Heart which was broken.'-Lines to a Lady weeping.' And, The Chain I gave !'

April 19. Writes Lines on a blank leaf of The Pleasures of Memory.'

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Writes Address on the Opening of Drury Lane
Theatre.'

Writes The Waltz; an Apostrophic Hymn.'- And,
A Parenthetical Address by Dr. Plagfary.'
Writes

Address to Time-And Thou art not false, but thou art fickle !'

2. Marries Miss Milbanke. See Fac Similes, No. III. Feb. Writes There be none of Beauty's Daughters.' March. Writes Lines on Napoleon Buonaparte's Escape from Elba.'

Oct.

16. Begins the fifth canto of Don Juan.'

Nov.

20. Finishes the fifth canto of Don Juan.'- And writes The Blues; a Literary Eclogue.'

1821-(33).

13. Begins Sardanapalus.'

7. Writes Letter to John Murray, Esq., on Bowles's Strictures upon Pope.'

25. Writes Second Letter to John Murray, Esq.,' &c. 17. Finishes Sardanapalus.'

11. Begins The Two Foscari.'

10. Finishes The Two Foscari.' 16. Begins • Cain; a Mystery.'

9. Finishes Cain.'- Writes Vision of Judgment.' Writes Heaven and Earth; a Mystery.'

Removes to Pisa. 18. Begins 'Werner.' And 'The Deformed Transformed.'

Jan.

Writes The Age of Bronze.'

Finishes the third canto of Childe Harold.'. Feb. Writes Monody on the Death of Sheridan,' — Stanzas to Augusta, Though the Day of my Destiny.' The Dream.' - Darkness.' 'Churchill's Grave.'-' Prometheus.'-' Could I remount.'- Epistle to Augusta, My Sister, my sweet Sister.'- And,' Sonnet to Lake Leman.' Makes a tour of the Bernese Alps. -Writes 'Lines on hearing that Lady Byron was ill.' And begins Manfred.'

Writes The Island.' And more cantos of Don Juan.'

April.

Turns his views towards Greece.

May.

Receives a communication from the Greek Committee sitting in London.

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July

14. Sails for Greece.

Aug.

Dec.

Jan.

Oct. Leaves Switzerland for Italy.
Nov. Takes up his residence at Venice. -Translates

Romance Muy Doloroso,' &c.; and Sonetto di Vittorelli.'-Writes Lines on the Bust of Helen by Canova.'-' Bright be the Place of my Soul.' -And They say that Hope is Happiness.'-Studies the Armenian language.

Feb.