[Footnote 1: The Rev. John Eagles (1783-1855), scholar, artist, and
contributor (1831-55) to 'Blackwood's Magazine', edited 'The Journal of
Llewellin Penrose, a Seaman', which Murray published in 1815.]
[Footnote 2:
"Lord Byron is the author of the day; six thousand of his 'Bride of
Abydos' have been sold within a month."
Sir James Mackintosh ('Life', vol. ii. p. 271).]
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360.--To John Murray.
November 29, 1813.
Sunday--Monday morning--three o'clock--in my doublet and
hose,--_swearing_.
Dear Sir,--I send you in time an Errata page, containing an omission of
mine [1], which must be thus added, as it is too late for insertion in
the text. The passage is an imitation altogether from Medea in Ovid, and
is incomplete without these two lines. Pray let this be done, and
directly; it is necessary, will add one page to your book(-_making_),
and can do no harm, and is yet in time for the _public_. Answer me, thou
Oracle, in the affirmative. You can send the loose pages to those who
have copies already, if they like; but certainly to all the _Critical_
copyholders.
Ever yours, BIRON.
P.S.--I have got out of my bed (in which, however, I could not sleep,
whether I had amended this or not), and so good morning. I am trying
whether _De l'Allemagne_ will act as an opiate, but I doubt it.
[Footnote 1: 'The Bride of Abydos', Canto II. stanza xx. The lines were:
"Then, if my lip once murmurs, it must be
No sigh for Safety, but a prayer for thee.
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