 | 1808 - 532 pages
...very poor verses were written bf a youth from his leaving school 'to his leaving college, inclusive, we really believe this to be the most common of all occurrences ; that it h.ippens in the life of nine men in t<m who arc educated in England ; and that the tenth ijian writes... | |
 | 1811 - 450 pages
...very poor verses were written by a youth from his leaving school to his leaving college, inclusive, we really believe this to be the most common of all...in the life of nine men in ten who are educated in Rngland ; and that the tenth man writes better verse than Lord Byron. His other plea of privilege,... | |
 | 1814 - 558 pages
...occurrences ; that it happens in the life of nine men in ten who are educated in England ; and hat the tenth man writes better verse than Lord Byron....plea of privilege our author rather brings forward ifl order to waive it. He certainly, however, does allude frequently to his family and ancestors —... | |
 | 1814 - 570 pages
...very poor verses were written by a youth from his leaving school to his leaving college, inclusive, we really believe this to be the most common of all...nine men in ten who are educated in England ; and hat Ihe tenth man writes better verse than Lord Byron. His other plea of privilege our author rather... | |
 | 1814 - 556 pages
...all occurrences ; that it happens in the life of nine men in ten who are educated in England; and hat the tenth man writes better verse than Lord Byron....privilege our author rather brings forward in order to waive it. He certainly, however, does allude frequently to his family and ancestors — sometimes in... | |
 | 1820 - 562 pages
...very poor verses were written by a youth from his leaving school to his leaving college, inclusive, we really believe this to be the most common of all...privilege, our author rather brings forward in order to waive it. He certainly, however, does allude frequently to his family and ancestors — sometimes in... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 404 pages
...very poor verses were written by a youth from his leaving school to his leaving college , inclusive , we really believe this to be the most common of all...writes better verse than Lord Byron. His other plea ol privilege , our author rather brings forward in order to wave it. He certainly, however, does allude... | |
 | 1824 - 452 pages
...very poor verses were written by a youth from his leaving school to his leaving college, inclusive, we really believe this to be the most common of all...the tenth man writes better verse than Lord Byron." How far this spirit of prophetic criticism has been verified, the public are already pretty well acquainted... | |
 | George Clinton (biographer of Byron.) - 1825 - 314 pages
...very poor versos were written by a youth from his leaving school to his leaving college inclusive, we really believe this to be the most common of all...His other plea of privilege our author rather brings forward-in order to wave it. He certainly, however, does allude frequently to his family and ancestors... | |
 | 1825 - 492 pages
...very poor verses were written by a youth from hisleaviug school to his leaving college, inclusive ; we really believe this to be the most common of all...who are educated in England, and that the tenth man vritet better verte» than Lord Byron." Matchless criticism ! what strength of judgment, and what foresight... | |
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But, alas ! we all remember the poetry of Cowley at ten and Pope at twelve; and so far from hearing, with any degree of surprise, that very poor verses were written by a youth from his leaving school to his leaving college inclusive, we really believe... 
