The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-02-02


Nov first published from his Letters. Journals, and
other manuscripts, in possession of his son, Major
George Gordon Byron. What Lord Byron said of lhe
Pope may with justice be said of himself:-"He is
the Poet Of all times of all cmes of all feelings and of
all stages of existence. thousand years will roll away
before such another be hoped for in Literature
Throwing aside the tranels of conventional life in his
hatred and disgust at the cant and hypocrisy which
sought to anninate him account of his youthful rreg
uartes and ndiscreons; aud relying solely the vast
power Of his mighty genius, he condemned and def
ed both the worlds and praise But for the vary
faults of his early education the msforunes of his YOUTH
and the disappoin!menfs which awaited him he merg
ed into manhood-but for the natural noodness of his
spirit aud the possession of affections that Ionged for
something around which TO entwine-but for the of
mothers love, and the loss of we's affectons-but
for combination of evils which wond have prostrated
anotherbul for all these, the genius of Byron might
have sumbered and been lost to us and Posterily.-
Fhe light that leads estray the light that shines from
heaven and this glorious light, which shades its efn
geuce page of his writings, will be sought for
vain in the cusons of his gifted poraries
is the lightning flash of genius, uncontrolled and
conrobe that viii cause posterfty to speak of the nine
eenh century the age Of Byron. With Shakespeare,
Milton, Dryden and Pope, the name of Byron will in fu-
ure mark brilliant period in the development of
English Poesv, and the generations yet come will
the smallest relic of the master mind The val
uable unpublished materials, which the editor has been
enabled to in tracking The footsteps Of Lord By
through all his pilgrimages consist of about thou
sand Letters, the Ravena Journal Of 632, enriched with
copious notes by the late Sir Walter Scott, numerous
unpublished Borms including the suppressed portions of
his principal works. and of anecdotes and remin-
scenees of Lord Byron by the Countess Guiccio, by
Mrs Percy, By she Shelley, and Miss Bristowe; by
Archdeacon Spencer, Sir Humphrey Davy, Messrs Hor
ace Smith, John TAYLOR Trelawny Gordon Capt. Boil
dero, and others. To these he is kindly permitted to
add letters addressed TO Lord Byron by his
intimate friends. quarter of century has pass
ed away since the death of Lord Byron and twenty
have elapsed since Mr. Moores admirable notices of the
poet appeoed During that period death has been busy
with those, but of regard whom Mr. Moore indc
ed to omit passages in the published correspondence
given in the seventeenth volume edition of Lord Byrons
works, These will he restored he eedi-
tor feeling assured thai the public will uphold him in what
he looks up TO sacred duty, the rescuing the
oy of Lord Byron from the many unjust aspersions
upon his character, either for interested motives for
the mere qualification of envy, hatred and malice. In
publishing these, the utmost delcacy consistent with
truth and candor will be observed but any should
feel agrieved the editor dsclams intention of
giving pain by the publication, and would call mind
what Tyler says in his Rhapsody on Pope: ssAl such
writings and discourses touch w: mend
man, The publication of these works of the Poet in
England having been prevented by injunction of the
Lord Chancellor, obtained through combination of in
uences Of which IT Is unnecessary to speak, the editor
has concluded to give them 10 the public of the United
States, and thus place the world in possession of the
terias for doing complete justice The greatest of mod
poets The following distinguished persons have
sgnifed their intention of patronzug the work: Her
Grace the Duchess of Hamilton; the Countess of Lin
coin; the Countess of Charleville the ght Hon. the
Vfscount of Morpeth, NJ. P. the Rt Hon. Lord Ash
burton; the Rt Hon. the Viscount Falkland the Lord
Albert Conyngham; the R. Hon. Sir Robert Adair; g.
G. B. Joseph Neelu ESQ, F. R. S. F. S. A; Beriah
Bottled Esq NJ p; Hudson Guerney, Esq Dawson
Turner, Esq, F. r. S F. S. A; Horace fwss. ESQ.,
The work will bs published in Monthly parts 25 cents
each. At the commencement of each Volume an en-
grayed title Page and Fronticepece will be given; and
amongst other subjects already in the engraVer's hands,
three hitherto unpublished Portraits. the first curl
mathematical sketch, taken about the age Of eigh
teeh the second, copy of the picture by West, the
we'll known American painter, and the third sketch
from the celebrated statue by Thorwadsen, at Cam
bridge. The publication will commence the LIST of
October, and be continued the first OF every
ceedag month, ill the wholeis completed. 1t is mag
ned that il will exceed four volumes liberal dis.
companied by cash. G. G. BYRON, Publisher,
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