A better farmer ne'er brush'd dew from lawn,
A worse King never left a realm undonel
He died - but left his subjects still behind,
One half as mad - and t'other no less blind.
(BYRON on the death of George III )
Anthony Thwalte explores the variiety of 19th-century poetry, familiar and forgotten. 182029
Readers FRANCES HOROVITZ GARY WATSON , PAUL WEBSTER
Producer FRASER STEEL
BBC Manchester
(Paul Webster is a member of the RSC)