XIV.

English Bards,/ And/ Scotch Reviewers;/ A Satire./ By/ The Right Honorable/ 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./ Geneva:/ Published by P. G. Ledouble,/ No. 24, Rue de la Cité./ 1820./ [12º.

Collation—

Half-title (R. Advt. of Joseph Forsyth's Remarks on Antiquities, etc., and Imprint, Printed by Sestié Fils.); Title, one leaf, pp. 1, 2; Preface, pp. 3-5; Text, pp. 1-66; Postscript, pp. 67, 68.

Note.—The Text numbers 1052 lines. This edition follows the Fourth Edition of 1811.

XV.

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./ Shakespeare./ Such shameless Bards we have; and yet, 'tis true,/ There are as mad, abandon'd Critics too./ Pope./ London:/ Benbow, Printer and Publisher, Byron's Head,/ Castle-Street, Leicester-Square./ 1823,/ [12º.

Collation—

Pp. v. + [7]-61. The Imprint (W. Benbow, Printer, Castle-st. Leicester-sq.) is at the foot of p. 61.

Note.—The Text numbers 1050 lines. This edition follows the Third Edition of 1810.