Hours of Idleness

by George Gordon, Lord Byron

41 chapters2h 56mEnglish1807

About this book

Hours of Idleness was Byron's first book of poems published when he was only 19. In it he experiments with various poetic styles and provides translations of, and poems written in imitation of, earlier mainly classical poets. The book received strong criticism on publication to which Byron responded with his poem English Bards and Scotch Reviewers. (Summary by Alan Mapstone)

Chapters (40)

1POEMS: On leaving Newstead Abbey

195

2On a distant view of the Village and School of Harrow on the Hill

180

3Epitaph on a Friend

118

4A Fragment

5The Tear

298

6An occasional Prologue

181

7On the Death of Mr. Fox

194

8Stanzas to a Lady, with the Poems of Camoens

9The first Kiss of Love

130

10To M------

11To Woman

12To M. S. G.

13To a beautiful Quaker

216

14To --------

180

15To Mary, on receiving her Picture

126

16Love's last Adieu

215

17Damaetas

18To Marion

190

19Oscar of Alva

911

20TRANSLATIONS and IMITATIONS: Adrian's Address to his Soul, when dying

21Translation

22Translation from Catullus

103

23Translation from the Epitaph of Virgil and Tibullus

24Translation from Catullus

107

25Imitated from Catullus

26Translation from Anacreon. To his Lyre

27Translation from Anacreon. Ode 3

177

28Fragments of School Exercises

29Episode of Nisus and Euryalus

1175

30Translation from the Medea of Euripides

220

31FUGITIVE PIECES: Thoughts suggested by a College Examination

270

32Answer to some elegant Verses, sent by a Friend to the Author

211

33Grant, a Medley

363

34Lachin Y. Gair

195

35To Romance

259

36Elegy on Newstead Abbey

700

37Childish Recollections

1446

38The Death of Calmar and Orla

778

39To E. N. L. Esq.

270

40To --------

185

Hours of Idleness

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