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master-spirit he possessed a vigorous un- 

 derstanding and a creative fancy some- 

 what tainted with a misanthropic egotism, 

 it must be admitted. His principal weapon 

 was satire, and he handled it with more 

 power than discretion ; nevertheless his 

 works will continue to be read by every real 

 lover of poetry, and will for many genera- 

 tions amuse and delight, if not instruct, the 



masses." 



" Who was he, Mr. C ? " 



" George Gordon Byron Lord Byron." 



My friend started, and exclaimed : 



" Oh ! ah ! I do not think so much of 



him as I do of the other ; he has not added 



much to the moral or religious tenor of our 



literature." 



I was about to argue this point with him, 



as Mr. Midshipman Easy would say, when 



he stopped me by asking, who the third 



was? 



" Well, my dear sir, as the clock is about 



to strike, and it will take me some time to 



