Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-08-31
Tbe constitutional IllDte.
From fhe Ne,o Monjhiy Mayaei INC.
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JOURNAL. OF CONVERSATIONS WTrU
lord BYRON, BY THE COUNTESS Oh
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lord BYRON, BY THE COUNTESS OF
BLESSlNGTON-No |.
lie on all occasions Processes Il dctcstation of
what he calls can't; says it will Danish from En-.
gland all that is pure and good; and that while
people arc looking after the shadow, they lose the
substance of goodness. ilc says that the hest
mode left for CunVucriug il, is TO expose ii to rdi
culc, the only ocaPo", added he, that the English
climate cannot rust. lie appears to know every
thing that is going ON III Eugand; takes II great
interest III the London Gossip; aud, while profess.
ing to read no publications., hcravs in various
ways, perfect knowledge OF every new work.
"ArRli ID, 1898.
"My Dear Lorl--I send YOU to.day's Ohc la,cyD
Gailgnan My Banker tells me, however, that
his letters from Spain state, that two regiments
have rcvol,cd, which is great vcx, they say in
irc'and-l shall be very glad to your friends
journal. He seems To have all the qualities rcqui
sto to have figured in his brothcrn-aw's anccs-
tors Memoirs. l did not think him old enough To
have served in Spain, and must have expressed
myself badly. On tho contrary, hc has all the air
OF C"Pidiom dcchninc, and promises to have it
for some time to come. beg to present my G.
spocts to Lady b, and ever am yonr obliged
and faithful servant NOEL BYRON"
When Lord Byron came to dino with us
Thursday, he arrived an hour before tho usual time,
and appeared in good spirits. He said that he
found the passages and stairs filled with people
who stared at him very much but he did not
Vcxcd Mt this homage, for il certainly meant,
as the Albergo della Willie, where he resided, being
h:cr WIN english, all curious to sec their
dinner, ate most of the dishes expressed pleasure
at partaking Of Il plum pudding f1ngiaiSc,
made by of our English servants; was helped
twice, and observed, that Inc hoped he should
shock us by eating much; "But," added he,
"hc truth is, that for several months have Eccn
following most abstcmious regime, living almost
entirely on vegetables; and now that l see good
dinner, cannot resist temptation, though to-mor-
row shall suffer for my gourrnandizc, as | always
do when indulge in Injuries" He drank three
glasses OF champagne, saying that as he considered
1t Jo"r dc tctc, he would cat, drink and be merry.
lie talked OF MIR. -, who was then our Mi
mister at Genoa. oil" said he, sis a thorough
goodnuturcd and hospitablo man. keeps an excel
lent table, and is as fond of good things l am,
but has not my torbcaronce | received some
time ago. Pate dc Perigard, and finding it excel
lent, determined on sharing it with Il; but
here my natural sclislncss suggested that il would
nc wiser FOR me, who had few daintics, to keen
THIS Tor myself, than to give it to Il, who had
so many After half an hours debate between
seliishness and generosity, which do you think
Vurnlng TO me- carried the point!"-I answered,
generosity, of course" ''No, by .Iovo!' SAID he,
no such thing, scltshncss in this case, as in most
Others triumphcd sent the pate to my friend
Ii, because l felt another dinner of il would
play the deuce with me; and YOU scc after all,
he owed The pate more TO selisness than gene
roSity.' Seeing us smile at this he said:-'Wlcn
You know me better, you will find that | the
most selfish person in the world; | have however
the merit 1t IT be one, of not only being perfectly
conscious OF my faults but of never DENYING them;
and tins surely is something in this age of cant and
hypocr cy."
Tie journal TO which Lord Byron r.fcrs was
w!'trcn by one of our party, and Lord Byron ha-
wing discovered its existence, and expressed n dc.
sire to pcruso it, the writer confded it to him.
"ArRrr. l4th, 1923.
an = L.: iord,-I was not in the way when
your note Gang h,v6 only ;iimo 10 ;hank you,
and 10 send the Golignon's My face is better in
iac,. but worse in appearance, with very scurry
aspect; but expect it will be well in day or two.
will subscribe TO the Improving Society.
Yours in haste, but ever,
"NOEL BYRON"
"ApRII. 22d. 1893.
"Milor,-I received your billet at dinner which !
was good onc-with sprinkling of female TO- !
rcigncrs, who, dare say, very agreeable. As |
have formed su!len resolution about prctcnsions
which never break (abovo a month"; beg
god ---- to dispense me from being introduced,
and intrigued for mysclfa place as far remote as
possible from his fair guests, and very bottle
OF the best wine to confirm my misOgyny. After |
coffee, had accomplished my retreat as far as the
hall, on full tilt towards your The, which l was We
ry eager to partake of, when / was arrested bv |
-, requesting that would make my bow 10
the French Ambassadors, who it seems is Dillon
Irish, but born or bred in Americas; has been pretty
and biuC, and of course entitled the homn &C
of all persons who have been printed. returned
and it was then too late to detan Miss P
over the tea-urn. beg you to accept my regrets
and present my regards to Micdi and Miss p
and Comtc Alfred, and believe ever yours
"NOEL BYRON"
"My Dear Lord,--I thank Won fer Cuizzinp me |
and my learned Thcbans.' assure YOU my notions
on that score arc limited to getting away with a |
whole SKIN, or sleeping quietly with Il broken one |
In some OF my old Glcns where | used TO dream i'm |!
my former excursions. should prefer grey |
Greek stone over me to Westminster Abbey but / !
doubt if shall have the luck e die so happily. A
tease "' Nv ,..vs icnglm is all the ~; -. ..ici
should covct in that quarter.
"What the Honorable Dugf and his Committee
may decide, do not know, and still less what /
may decide (for am not famous for dccsion) for
myself; but if l could do any thing in any way,
should be happy to contribute thereto, and without
HclGL have enough Of that in my time. to
hc sensible Gifts value. | wish non we're upon that
Committee, for think you would set them going
ono way or the other; at present, they thc
dormant. dare not venture TO dine with you to-
DiOrrows nor indeed any day this week; for three
days Of dinners during tho last seven days, have
made me so head achy and sulky, that it will take
ii whole Lieut. TO Subsd; again i'm any thing like
Independence of sensation from tho pressure of ma
terialisIn. But shall take my
chance OF finding you the first fair morning for a
gIsih Ever yours, NOEL BYRON"
'MAv 9Th, 1923.
only dear Lord return the pOcsy which will
form light TO tighten tie Irish, and will. |
hopc, be duly appreciated by the public ] have
NJ returned MicdfS verses because am n OF aware
Of The error she mentions and no reason for
tie alterations; however, if she insists, ! must be
coniornabn. ! write in haste, having visitcr.
"Eyer yours, very truly,
"NOEL BYRON"
"MAy 1ih ls23. !
Only Dear Iord,-I advise you that the Read. |
5ng Association have received numbers Of English |
publications, which you may like to sec, aud as !
you member, should avail yourself of carly. [
I have met rf,tr mad, ell, b,f,,