Astarte; A Fragment of Truth Concerning George Gordon Byron, Sixth Lord Byron - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1921. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XI ADDITIONAL LETTERS: BYRON AND AUGUSTA The Hon. Mrs. Leigh To Lord Byron. (Enclosing hair.) The [Post Mark] [seal: Lord Byron "Augusta "] Newmarket 4 Bennet Street St. James's Free London. 29 NO 29 1813 Partager tous vos sentimens ne voir que par vos yeux n'agir que par vos conseils, ne vivre que pour vous, voila mes voeux, mes projets, & le seul destin qui peut me rendre heureuse [Enclosed is a small packet containing a lock of fine dark brown hair tied with white silk. Inside the paper of the packet, and underneath the lock of hair, is written in autograph: AUGUSTA On the outside of the paper containing the hair is written by Lord Byron]: La Chevelure of the one whom I most loved + [Of the following thirty-four letters, thirty-one are to Mrs. Leigh and three to Lady Byron. Of these I Sossess in most cases both the original letters and Lady iyron's copies from them, which she took under the advice of Colonel Doyle and Dr. Lushington, whose anxiety to guard against any future misrepresentation of facts has been already described.1 Some of these originals are from Lady Byron's papers and some from a packet given many years ago by the late Mr. Murray 2 to Lord Lovelace and his sister. Mr. Murray, who had been a generous creditor to Mrs. Leigh in the distresses of her later years, bought these letters after her death from her heirs. It has been possible to supply some lost portions and erasures, made by Mrs. Leigh, from Lady Byron's copies. The letter of July 20, 1819, to Lady Byron may perhaps give the false impression that, after their parting, he wrote to her frequently and on indifferent matters. That is far from being the case. But since she has been supposed to have been unsympathetic to him on the subject of his poetry, it is worth noting ...

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