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1788.

Nov. 3. Proceeds by sea to Prevesa. - 10. Driven on the

coast of Suli. – 12. Writes, in passing the AmbraJan. the Born, in Holles Street, London.

cian gull, . Through cloudless skies, in silvery 1790 – (ætat. 2).

sheen.' - 13. Sails down the gulf of Arta. - 14. Taken by his mother to Aberdeen.

Reaches Utraikey. - 15. Traverses Acarnania.

21. Reaches Missolonghi. - And, 25. Patras. 1798 -(10).

Dec. 4. Leaves Patras. - 14. Passes across the gulf of May 19. Succeeds to the fanıily title.

Lepanto. - 18. Visits Mount Parnassus, Castri, Made a ward of chancery.

and Delphi. - 22. Thebes.- 25. Arrives at Athens. Removed from Aberdeen to Newstead Abbey. Placed under the care of an empiric at Nottingham

1810 – (ætat. 22). for the cure of his lameness.

Spends ten weeks in visiting the monuments of 1799 — (11).

Athens ; making occasional excursions to several Removed to London, and placed under the care of Jan.

parts of Attica. Writes, • The spell is broke, Dr. Baillie.

Feb. the charm is down !'Lines in the Travellers' Becomes the pupil of Dr. Glennie at Dulwich.

Book at Orchomenus.' - And · Maid of Athens,

ere we part.' 1800 — (12.)

March 5. Leaves Athens for Smyrna.-7. Visits ruins the Is sent to Harrow School.

of Ephesus.-28. Concludes, at Smyrna, the second 1803 – (15).

canto of Childe Harold.'

April 11. Leaves Smyrna for Constantinople. - Visits the Passes the vacation at Nottingham and Annesley.

Troad,
And forms an attachment to Miss Chaworth.

May 9. Writes · Lines after swimming from Sestos to 1805 – (17).

Abydos.'-14. Arrives at Constantinople. Oct

June Leares Harrow for Trinity College, Cambridge.

Makes an excursion through the Bosphorus to the

Black Sea and Cyanean Symplegades. 1806 - (18).

July 14. Departs from Constantinople. - 19. Reaches Jan. Prepares a collection of his Poems for the press.

Athens. - Visits Corinth. Nor. Prints a volume of his Poems ; but, at the entreaty

Aug. 7 Makes a tour of the Morea, and visits Velay Pacha. of a friend, destroys the edition.

- Returns to Athens. 1807 — (19).

1811 – (23). March Publishes · Hours of Idleness.' See Fac Similes,

Jan.
No. 1.

Takes up his residence at the Franciscan Convent,
Oct.
Begins an epic, to be entitled • Bosworth Field.'-

Athens. -- Writes • Dear object of defeated care!'

Feh.
And writes part of a novel.

Writes . Sons of the Greeks, arise !'_' I enter thy

garden of roses.' - And. Remarks on the Romaic 1808 — (20).

or Modern Greek Language.' Jan. }

Passes his time between the dissipations of Cam March 12. Writes . Hints from Horace.' - 17. The Curse Aag, bridge and London.

of Minerva.' - And Lines on Parting.' Takes up his residence at Newstead. - Forms the May Leaves Athens for Malta. — 16. Writes . Epitaph for design of visiting India. - Engaged in preparing

Joseph Blackett.' - And, 26. • Farewell to Malta.' • English Bards and Scotch Reviewers' for the

Returns to England. press.

Aug. 1. Death of his Mother. 1809 —(21).

Oct. 11. Writes Epistle to a Friend, 'Oh I banish care22. His coming of age celebrated at Newstead.

such ever be.'- And Stanzas to Thyrza, • Without March 13. Takes his seat in the House of Lords.

a stone to mark the spot.' 16. Publishes · English Bards and Scotch Re Dec. 6. Writes · Away, away, ye notes of woe l'

viewers.' May Engaged in preparing a second edition of • English

1812 —(24). Bards' for the press.

Jan.

Writes. One struggle more and I am free.'-'When Jame 11. Leaves London on his travels, accompanied by

time, or soon or late, shall bring.'-' And thou art Mr. Hobhouse.

dead, as young as fair.' 30. Writes, on board the Lisbon packet, • Huzza ! Feb. 27. Makes his first speech in the House of Lords.

29. Publishes the two first cantos of Childe HaHodgson, we are going!' 2. Sails from Falmouth.

rold. 7. Lands at Lisbon. - 17. Leaves Lisbon for Se March. Commits a new edition of English Bards,' &c. to ville and Cadiz.

the flames. - Writes, If sometimes in the haunts Ang. 6. Arrives at Gibraltar.- 19. Takes his departure

of men.'' On & Cornelian Heart which was for Malta.

broken.' _. Lines to a Lady weeping.' - And, Sep. 1. Lands at Malta.-14. Writes As o'er the cold

• The Chain I gave !' sepulchral stone.' - 'Oh, Lady! when I left the April 19. Writes · Lines on a blank leaf of The Pleasures shore. - 21. Leaves Malta.-29. Lands at Prevesa.

of Momory.' Oct.

1. Proceeds to Solara, Arta, and Joannini. - 9. Sep. Writes * Address on the Opening of Drury Lane Leaves Joannini for Zitza. — Composes, during a

Theatre.' thunder-storm, . Chill and mirk is the nightly Oct. Writes. The Waltz ; an Apostrophic Hymn.' - And, blast.'-11. Reaches Tepaleen.- 12. Is introduced

• A Parenthetical Address by Dr. Plaglary.' to Al Pacha.- 26. Returns to Joannini.- 31. Be Nov. Writes • Address to Time' - And Thou art not gins the first canto of Childe Harold.'

false, but thou art fickle!'

July

Joly

1813 – (ætat. 25).
Writes • Remember him whom passion's power.'
March. Publishes. The Waltz' anonymously.
May. Publishes The Giaour.' See Fac Similes, No. II.
July. Projects a journey to Abyssinia.
Sep Writes. When from the Heart where Sorrow sits.'
Nov. Is an unsuccessful suitor for the hand of Miss

Milbanke.
Dec. 2. Publishes The Bride of Abydos.' - 13. Writes

· The Devil's Drive.' - 17. And Two Sonnets to
Genevra.'--18. Begins. The Corsair.'—31. Finishes
• The Corsair.'

1814 - (26). Writes Windsor Poetics.' 10. Writes - Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte.' - Re

solves to write no more poetry, and to suppress

all he had ever written. Begins · Lara.' - Writes . I speak not, I trace not.'

- And Address to be recited at the Caledonian

Meeting.'
Publishes · Lara.'- Writes Condolatory Verses to

Lady Jersey.'
Makes a second proposal for the hand of Miss

Milbanke, and is accepted.
Writes Elegy on the Death of Sir Peter Parker.'

- And Lines to Belshazzar.'
Writes · Hebrew Melodies.'