The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry - George Gordon Byron

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form and figure; but not his mind."]

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[Edward Law (1750-1818), first Baron Ellenborough, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench, 1802-18, was given to the use of strong language. His temper (see Moore's "Sale of the Tools") was "none of the best." On one occasion, speaking in the House of Lords (March 22, 1813) with regard to the "delicate investigation," he asserted that the accusation ["that the persons intrusted had thought fit to fabricate an unauthorized document"] "was as false as hell;" and by way of protest against the tedious harangues of old Lord Darnley, "I am answerable to God for my time, and what account can I give at the day of judgment if I stay here longer?"]

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[Compare Moore's "Insurrection of the Papers" —

"Last night I toss'd and turn'd in bed,But could not sleep – at length I said,'I'll think of Viscount C – stl – r – gh,And of his speeches – that's the way.'"]

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