Life of Lord Byron with his Letters and Journals - Volume 5
Life of Lord Byron with his Letters and Journals - Volume 5
By Thomas Moore
10 Mar, 2020
LETTER 394. TO MR. MOORE.
"Ravenna, October 17. 1820.
"You owe me two letters—pay them. I want to know what you are about. The summer is over, and you will be back in Paris. Apropos of Paris, it was not Sophia Gail, but Sophia Gay—the Engli
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LETTER 394. TO MR. MOORE.
"Ravenna, October 17. 1820.
"You owe me two letters—pay them. I want to know what you are about. The summer is over, and you will be back in Paris. Apropos of Paris, it was not Sophia Gail, but Sophia Gay—the English word Gay—who was my correspondent. Can you tell who she is, as you did of the defunct * *?
"Have you gone on with your Poem? I have received the French of mine. Only think of being traduced into a foreign language in such an abominable travesty! It is useless to rail, but one can't help it.
"Have you got my Memoir copied? I have begun a continuation. Shall I send it to you, as far as it is gone?
"I can't say anything to you about Italy, for the Government here look upon me with a suspicious eye, as I am well informed. Pretty fellows!—as if I, a solitary stranger, could do any mischief. It is because I am fond of rifle and pistol shooting, I believe; for they took the alarm at the quantity of cartridges I consumed,—the wiseacres! Less