Hoppner, who was then the English Consul-General at Venice, had for some
time occupied, and which Lord Byron afterwards rented of him, but never
resided in it.]

[Footnote 8: So great was the demand for horses, on the line of march of
the Austrians, that all those belonging to private individuals were put
in requisition for their use, and Lord Byron himself received an order
to send his for the same purpose. This, however, he positively refused
to do, adding, that if an attempt were made to take them by force, he
would shoot them through the head in the middle of the road, rather than
submit to such an act of tyranny upon a foreigner who was merely a
temporary resident in the country. Whether his answer was ever reported
to the higher authorities I know not; but his horses were suffered to
remain unmolested in his stables.]

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LETTER 297. TO MR. MURRAY.

"September 15. 1817.

"I enclose a sheet for correction, if ever you get to another
edition. You will observe that the blunder in printing makes it
appear as if the Château was _over_ St. Gingo, instead of being on
the opposite shore of the Lake, over Clarens. So, separate the
paragraphs, otherwise my _to_pography will seem as inaccurate as
your _ty_pography on this occasion.

"The other day I wrote to convey my proposition with regard to the
fourth and concluding Canto. I have gone over and extended it to