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Title: Lines Addressed to the Rev. J.T. Becher Author: Lord Byron [More Titles by Byron] 1. Dear BECHER, you tell me to mix with mankind;
Did the Senate or Camp my exertions require,
The fire, in the cavern of Etna, conceal'd,
Oh! thus, the desire, in my bosom, for fame
For the life of a Fox, of a Chatham the death,
6. Yet why should I mingle in Fashion's full herd?
I have tasted the sweets, and the bitters, of love,
To me what is wealth?--it may pass in an hour,
Deceit is a stranger, as yet, to my soul; 1806. [Footnote 1: The Rev. John Thomas Becher (1770-1848) was Vicar of Rumpton and Midsomer Norton, Notts., and made the acquaintance of Byron when he was living at Southwell. To him was submitted an early copy of the 'Quarto', and on his remonstrance at the tone of some of the verses, the whole edition (save one or two copies) was burnt. Becher assisted in the revision of 'P. on V. Occasions', published in 1807. He was in 1818 appointed Prebendary of Southwell, and, all his life, took an active interest and prominent part in the administration of the poor laws and the welfare of the poor. (See Byron's letters to him of February 26 and March 28, 1808.)] -THE END- GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |