on the grounds that it contained "sceptical stanzas," and attacked Lord Elgin as a plunderer. But on the latter point, Byron, who was in serious earnest, was not likely to give way. In Beloe's
Sexagenarian
(vol. ii pp. 270, 271), Miller is described as
"the splendid bookseller," who "was enabled to retire to tranquillity and independence long before the decline of life, or infirmities of age, rendered it necessary to do so. He was highly respectable, but could drive a hard bargain with a poor author, as well as any of his fraternity."
[cross-reference: return to Footnote 4 of Letter 149]
[cross-reference: return to Footnote 1 of Letter 167]
Alluding to Gil Blas and the Archbishop of Grenada (see page 121,