Visits the Troad
    Swims from Sestos to Abydos
    May, arrives at Constantinople
    June, expedition through the Bosphorus to the Black Sea
    July
    Aug.—­Sept., makes a tour of the Morea
    Returns to Athens
  1811.  Writes ‘Hints from Horace,’ and ‘Curse of Minerva.’ 
    Returns to England
    Effect of travel on the general character of his mind and
      disposition
    His first connection with Mr. Murray
    Death of his mother
    Of his college friends, Matthews and Wingfield
    And of ‘Thyrza’
    Origin of his acquaintance with Mr. Moore
    Act of generosity towards Mr. Hodgson
  1812.  Feb. 27., makes his first speech in the House of Lords
    Feb. 29., publishes the first and second cantos of ‘Childe Harold,’
    Presents the copyright of the poem to Mr. Dallas
    Although far advanced in a fifth edition of ‘English Bards,’
      determines to commit it to the flames
    Presented to the Prince Regent
    Writes the Address for the opening of Drury Lane Theatre
  1813.  April, brings out anonymously ‘The Waltz’
    May, publishes the ‘Giaour’
    His intercourse, through Mr. Moore, with Mr. Leigh Hunt
    Makes preparations for a voyage to the East
    Projects a journey to Abyssinia
    Dec., publishes the ‘Bride of Abydos’
    Is an unsuccessful suitor for the hand of Miss Milbanke
  1814.  Jan., publishes the ‘Corsair’
    April, writes ‘Ode on the Fall of Napoleon Buonaparte’
    Comes to the resolution, not only of writing no more, but of
      suppressing all he had ever written
    May, writes ‘Lara;’ makes a second proposal for the hand of Miss
      Milbanke, and is accepted
    Dec., writes ‘Hebrew Melodies’
  1815.  Jan 2., marries Miss Milbanke
    April, becomes personally acquainted with Sir Walter Scott
    May, becomes a member of the sub-committee of Drury Lane
      theatre
    Pressure of pecuniary embarrassments
  1816.  Jan., Lady Byron adopts the resolution of separating from him
    Samples of the abuse lavished on him
    March, writes ‘Fare thee well,’ and ‘A Sketch’
    April, leaves England
    His route—­Brussels, Waterloo, &c. 
    Takes up his abode at the Campagne Diodati
    Finishes, June 27, the third canto of ‘Childe Harold’
    Writes, June 28, ‘The Prisoner of Chillon’
    Writes
      ‘Darkness,’ ‘Epistle to Augusta,’ ‘Churchill’s Grave,’
      ‘Prometheus,’ ‘Could I remount,’ ‘Sonnet to Lake Leman,’
      and part of ‘Manfred’
    August, an unsuccessful negotiation for a domestic reconciliation
    Sept., makes a tour of the Bernese Alps
    His intercourse with Mr. Shelley
    Oct., proceeds to Italy—­route, Martiguy, the Simplon, Milan
      Verona
    Nov., takes up his residence at Venice
    Marianna Segati
    Studies the Armenian language