THE

LAST DAYS

OF

LORD BYRON:

WITH HIS

LORDSHIP'S OPINIONS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS,

PARTICULARLY ON THE

STATE AND PROSPECTS OF GREECE.

BY WILLIAM PARRY,

MAJOR OF LORD BYRON'S BRIGADE, COMMANDING OFFICER of ARTILLERY,
AND ENGINEER IN THE SERVICE OF THE GREEKS.

"Lord Byron awoke in half an hour. I wished to go to him, but I had not the heart.
Mr. Parry went, and Byron knew him again, and squeezed his hand, and tried to
express his last wishes."-COUNT GAMBA's Narrative,

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR KNIGHT AND LACEY,
PATERNOSTER-ROW;

AND WESTLEY AND TYRRELL, DUBLIN. '

MDCCCXXV.

LONDON:

RINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES, Northumberland-court.

THE

NEW YORK
PUBLIC LIBRARY

Astor Lenna

Founs,dene.
1900

15074

PREFACE.

THE only object I have in view, in sitting down to write a Preface, is to tell the reader why I have written a book. The great curiosity which is still, and must long be felt with regard to every part of the late Lord Byron's conduct, almost justifies any person coming before the public who can communicate any information concerning him. But although I was acquainted with him during the most ennobling, and perhaps the most humiliating period of his existence, when all the energies of his manly character were exerted in anexcellent cause, and when he was cut off from the common conveniences and common enjoyments of life, when he