[208]"Don Juan" is a satire on the abuses in the present state of society, and not a eulogy of vice.
[209]Stendhal, "Mémoires sur Lord Byron."
[210]Byron's Works, III. 333; Letter to Murray, Venice, January 2, 1817.
[211]Ibid. III. 363; Letter to Moore, Venice, March 25, 1817.
[212]Byron's Works, IV. 279; Letter to Murray. Ravenna, February 7, 1820.
[213]Ibid. XI; "Beppo," c. XLIII-XLV. 121.
[214]See Stendhal, "Vie de Giacomo Rossini," and Dean Stanley's "Life of Dr. Arnold." The contrast is complete. See also Mme. de Staël's "Corinne," where this opposition is very clearly grasped.
[215]Byron's Works, V. 127; Letter to Mr. Murray, Ravenna, February 16, 1821.
[216]Ibid. XVI; "Don Juan," c. VI. st. LXVI-LXVIII.
[217]Byron's Works, "Don Juan," c. VI. st. LX.