Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-07

And spared for thy sake, some should not snare
AND thus upon the world-trust in thy truth
And the Wild fume Of my ungoverned youth
On .nings mat were not, and on things that are
Even upon such basis hast thou built
monument whose cement hath been guilt,
Inc moral Clytennestra Of thy lord,
ana hewed down with an unsuspected sword
I1nf T1ne peace and hope5and all the better life
w hich but for this cold treason Of thy heart,
Might still have risen from out the grave of strife
Ana found nobler duty than to part
But OF Thy virtues thou didst make a vice,
Irafhcking with them In purpose cold
For present anger, and for future gold
ana buying others grief at any price,
And thus once entered into crooked WAYS.
pis Inc early truth, which was thy proper praise,
Did not still walk beside thee-but on times
Ana with breast unknowing its own crimes.
Deceit, averments Incompatible
Eqalvocations. and the thoughts which dwell
In Janus spirits--the significant eve
Which learns to lie with silenceEthe pretext
VI prudence, with advantages annexed
Inc acqulescence In all things which tend
No matter how, to the desired end
All found place in thy philosophy,
Inc means were worthy, aad the end is now,
would not do by thee as thou hast done
1t should be remembered that Byron treated
his wife In manner calculated to aIienate the
aHeetions OF any woman; and upon their sepa--
ration, little over one year after the nuptiaIs
the current of public opinion set in fearfuIIy
against him. He was Immediately Stunned,
AuOio treated, which in
duced him to leave England and live in Italy
Byron said in substance, in mitigation of his
conduct, that his mind was depressed and dis
ordered, which disqualified him for domestic
comfort.
Hon. Augusta Ada, only child of Lord and
Lady Byron-" Ada, sole daughter of nv
mouse and heart"-was born December 10, 1915.
In an eplstle to Mr.. Moore, under date Of
January D, 1916, Byron wrote-"The little girl
was born on the 10th of December last. Her
name Is Augusta Ada, the second a very antique
family name-I believe not used since the
reign of King John. have NOW
neen married year on the ID of this month.
Heigh no."
In letter to Lady Blessington, dated -.
May ., 1873, (jenoa, probably-Ed., y he wrote
as follows In reference to Lady Byron and his
child: My request would be for a COPY of the
immature OF Lady b. which have seen in DOS.
session Of the late Lady Noel, as have no n;c-
ture or indeed memorial of any kind of LADY
b as all her letters were in her own posses
sion before left England, and we have had no
correspondence since-at least on her part.
My message with regard to the infant is sim
ply 10 this etect-that in the event of anv ac
cldent occurring to the mother, and NV re-
naming the survivor. it would be my wish 10
nave her plans carried into effect both with
regard to the education of the child and the
person or persons under yhese care Lady b.
mlgnt pe deslrous that she should be placed
1t Is not my intention to interfere with her in
any way on the subject during her life: and 7
presume 1t would be some consolation To her IN
know (f she is in i'll health, as am given 10
understand) that in no case would ANYTHING be
done, as far as l am concerned, but in strict
conformity with Lady BIS own wishes and in
tentions-left in what manner she thouoht.
proper.
Byron's daughter was married July s. 1925
TO William King, Earl of Lovelace. She died
November z, 1852. Ada inherited the restless
disposition of her father; and, although of good
natural abilities, of a mathematical turn of
mind, she delighted in speculating in railway
shares and on the turf.
In 1880 Lady Byron wrote letter. and
caused 1t to be published, generating her
father and mother from charges connected with
her separation from her husband, of which thew
had been seeused-but throwing no further
light upon the subject
Lady Byron succeeded, November IL 1856
TO the barony of Wentworth. She was noted
tor her mental attainments and for her liberal
disposition. In 1859, she sent the sum of S350
to the New England Kansas Emigration Society,
and she figured frequently as a contributor TO
philanthropical enterprises
Her Immediate fortune at the time of her
marriage was about ten thousand pounds ster.
ling, but on the death of her father and mother
she became possessed Of estates to very lsrre
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