LORD  BYRON  and  his  TIMES
Byron
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Lady Blessington IV
Countess of Blessington to Peter George Patmore, [December? 1832]
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“Seamore Place, Monday Evening.

“Dear Sir,—By mistake I directed my note of Monday morning to Camden Hill instead of Craven Hill Have you got it?

“The forthcoming dissection of my ‘Conversations,’ announced, is said to be from the pen of Mr. ——; and I think it not unlikely, for he is a reckless person who has
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nothing to lose, and who, if common fame speaks true, is a man
‘Who dares do more than may become a man,’
or a gentleman, at least. Having been at Genoa while we were there, he is probably hurt at not being named in the ‘Conversations.’ But the truth is, Byron fought so shy of admitting the acquaintance to us, though we knew it existed, that I could say nought but what must have been offensive to his feelings had I named him.

“It was one of the worst traits in Byron, to receive persons in private, and then deny the acquaintance to those whom he considered might disapprove of it. This was in consequence of that want of self-respect which was his bane, but which was the natural consequence of the attacks he had experienced, acting on a very irritable and nervous constitution.

“I have letters from Naples up to the 2nd. Lord Bentinck died there on that day, and is succeeded in his title and fortune by his brother, Mr. Hill, who has been our minis-
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ter at Naples since 1825 up to the appointment of Lord Ponsonby.

“Very sincerely yours,
“M. Blessington.”