in "Men and Women." 1855.)

"Instans Tyrannus." ("Dramatic Romances." Published in "Men
and Women." 1855.)

"Mesmerism." ("Dramatic Romances." Published in "Men and
Women." 1855.)

"Time's Revenges." ("Dramatic Romances." Published in
"Dramatic Romances and Lyrics." 1845.)

"The Italian in England." ("Dramatic Romances." Published as
"Italy in England" in "Dramatic Romances and Lyrics." 1845.)

"Protus." ("Dramatic Romances." Published in "Men and Women."
1855.)

"Apparent Failure." ("Dramatis Personæ." 1864.)

"Waring." ("Dramatic Romances." Published in "Dramatic
Lyrics." 1842.) This poem is a personal effusion of feeling
and reminiscence, which can stand for nothing but itself.


_First Group._


"THE LOST LEADER" is a lament over the defection of a loved and honoured
chief. It breathes a tender regret for the moral injury he has inflicted
on himself; and a high courage, saddened by the thought of lost support