Answer to some elegant Verses sent by a Friend to the Lines addressed to the Rev. J. T. Becher, on his advis- ing the Author to mix more with Society HOMER, Iliad, x. 249. He whistled as he went, for want of thought. DRYDEN. [First published in 1807.] VOL. I. B ΤΟ THE RIGHT HONOURABLE FREDERICK, EARL OF CARLISLE,' KNIGHT OF THE GARTER, ETC. ETC. THE SECOND EDITION OF THESE POEMS IS INSCRIBED, BY HIS OBLIGED WARD AND AFFECTIONATE KINSMANI THE AUTHOR. [Isabella, daughter of William, fourth Lord Byron (greatgreat uncle of the Poet), became, in 1742, the wife of Henry, fourth Earl of Carlisle, and was the mother of the fifth Earl, to whom this dedication was addressed. This lady was a poetess in her way. The Fairy's Answer to Mrs. Greville's "Prayer for Indifference," in Pearch's Collection, is usually ascribed to her.] |