III.
English Bards,/ And/ Scotch Reviewers;/ A Satire./ By/ Lord Byron./ I had rather be a kitten, and cry, mew!/ Than one of these same metre ballad-mongers./ Shakspeare./ Such shameless Bards we have; and yet 'tis true,/ There are as mad, abandon'd Critics too./ Pope./ Second Edition,/ With/ Considerable Additions and Alterations./ London:/ Printed for James Cawthorn, British Library, No. 24,/ Cockspur Street./ 1809./ [8º.
Collation—
Half-title, one leaf, pp. i., ii.; Title (R. Printed by Deans & Co. Hart-Streeet, Covent Garden./), pp. iii., iv.; Preface to the Second Edition, pp. v.-vii.; Text (1050 lines), pp. 1-82; Postscript, pp. 83-85. The Imprint, as above, is at the foot of p. 85. The Advt. (In the Press,/ And speedily will be published,/ Henry Count de Kolinsky, a Polish Tale./) is in the centre of p. [86].
Note.—The words "A Satire" on the Title, and the words "Scotch Reviewers" on the Half-title, are in Gothic characters.
IV.
English Bards,/ And/ Scotch Reviewers;/ A Satire./ By/ Lord Byron./ I had rather be a kitten, and cry, mew!/ Than one of these same metre ballad-mongers./ Shakspeare./ Such shameless Bards we have; and yet 'tis true,/ There are as mad, abandon'd Critics too./ Pope./ Third Edition./ London:/ Printed for James Cawthorn, British Library, No. 24,/ Cockspur Street./ 1810./ [8º.
Collation—
Half-title, one leaf, pp. i., ii.; Title (R. Printed by T. Collins, Harvey's Buildings, Strand, London.), pp. iii., iv.; Preface to the Third Edition, pp. v.-vii.; Text (1050 lines), pp. 1-82; Postscript, pp. 83-85 + Advt. of "Books Published by James Cawthorn," etc., pp. [86]-[88]. The Imprint (Printed by T. Collins, No. 1, Harvey's Buildings, Strand, London.) is at the foot of p.[88].