verses, of the insult of
such
a dedication!
We forbear to extract any further specimens of this peculiar vein of Lord Byron's satire; our "gorge rises at it," and we regret to have been obliged to say so much. And yet Lord Byron is, "with all regard and
respect
, Lord "Holland's sincere and grateful friend!" It reminds us of the
respect
which Lear's daughters shewed their father, and which the poor old king felt to be "worse than murder."
Some of our readers may perhaps observe that, personally, Lord Holland was not so ill-treated as Lord Carlisle; but let it be recollected, that Lord Holland is only an acquaintance, while Lord Carlisle was "guardian and relation," and had therefore
peculiar