"For he through sin's long labyrinth had run,
Nor made atonement when he did amiss;
Had sigh'd to many, though he lov'd but one,
And that lov'd one, alas ! could ne'er be his."

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

CHILDE HAROLD.

LONDON:

HURST AND BLACKETT, PUBLISHERS,

SUCCESSORS TO HENRY COLBURN,

13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.

1854.

249. W. 371.

LONDON:

Printed by Schulze and Co., 13, Poland Street.

ALICE WENTWORTH.

CHAPTER I.

No, no, no! No quiero casarme!

Que es méjor, que es méjor star soltera !

Y siempre placentera

Del mundo, del mundo gózar!

SPANISH SONG.

ONE forenoon, towards the end of April, about twelve years ago, Mrs. Clayton, the

wife of a wealthy London banker, was

VOL. I.

B