Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1825 edition. Excerpt: ... LETTER LXXXVII. TO J. BOWRING, ESQ. On board the Florida, 29th June, 1824. My dear B. The under- written letter is addressed to Lord Byron's executors. I pray you to send copies of it to the Hon. Douglas Kinnaird and to Mr. J. C. Hobhouse. " TO THE LATE LORD Byron's EXECUTORS. " Downs, off Deal, Florida, 29th June, 1824. " Dear Sirs, " The death of your friend Byron occasioned a shock that was felt by every heart in Greece. There, moved by early recollections, and surrounded by classic scenery, the poet's faculties expanded, --his genius glowed, and he wrote like one impassioned and inspired; there, too, with electric sparks, he had roused the dormant spirit of freedom, and had sacrificed to her his comforts, his fortune, and his life. " After so glorious a course had terminated in death, it was good--it was just for Greece to mourn for Byron, and to confer honours on his memory. All this took place. Funeral rites and orations were pronounced, and Athens and Missolonghi contended for the honour of having his remains deposited in the land where he had flourished and sunk. Many, even of Lord Byron's countrymen, thought that his body should be placed in the Temple of Theseus. Ulysses was also of this opinion, and desired me to forward a letter, by express, to Missolonghi, soliciting his ashes. I did so; but the body had then reached Zante, and it was determined that it should be sent to England for public burial, either inWestminster-Abbey or in St. Paul's. " On my arrival at Zante, I was requested, by the governor and others, to take under my care the remains of Lord Byron and his papers, and to accompany them in the Florida, to England. I accepted the charge, and have reached the Downs. " The executors of Lord Byron will now be pleased to...
