TRAY. (PAGE [15].)
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The poem tells in detail an actual incident, and was written as a protest against vivisection.
[3]. Sir [Olaf]. A conventional name in romances of mediæval chivalry.
[6]. A satire upon [Byronism]. Manfred and Childe Harold are heroes of this type.
Note the abruptness and vigor of the style. Where does it seem effective? Where unduly harsh? Why does the poet welcome the third bard? What things does the poem satirize?
INCIDENT OF THE FRENCH CAMP. (PAGE [17].)
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The incident is real, except that the actual hero was a man, not a boy.
[1]. [Ratisbon] (German Regensburg). A city in Austria, stormed by Napoleon in 1809.