inted himself with specimens of this popular
literature. (For _La Presa e Lamento di Roma_, _Romae Lamentatio_, etc.,
see _Lamenti Storici dei Secoli xiv., xv_. (Medin e Fratri), _Scelta di
Curiosita_, etc., 235, 236, 237, Bologna, 1890, vol. iii. See, too, for
"Chanson sur la Mort du Connetable de Bourbon," _Recueil de Chants
historiques francais_, par A. J. V. Le Roux de Lincy, 1842, ii. 99.)

_The Deformed Transformed_ was published by John Hunt, February 20,
1824. A third edition appeared February 23, 1824.

It was reviewed, unfavourably, in the _London Magazine_, March, 1824,
vol. 9, pp. 315-321; the _Scots Magazine_, March, 1824, N.S. vol. xiv.
pp. 353-356; and in the _Monthly Review_, March, 1824, Enlarged Series,
103, pp. 321, 324. One reviewer, however (_London Magazine_), had the
candour to admit that "Lord Byron may write below himself, but he can
never write below us!"

For the unfinished third part, _vide post_, pp. 532-534.

ADVERTISEMENT

This production is founded partly on the story of a novel called "The
Three Brothers[201]," published many years ago, from which M. G. Lewis's
"Wood Demon"[202] was also taken; and partly on the "Faust" of the great
Goethe. The present publication[203] contains the two first Parts only,
and the opening chorus of the third. The rest may perhaps appear hereafter.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

Stranger, _afterwards_ Caesar

Arnold.

Bourbon.

Philibert.

Cellini.

Bertha.

Olimpia.

_Spirits, Soldiers, Citizens of Rome,
Priests, Peasants, etc._

THE DEFORMED TRANSFORMED:[cv]

PART I.

SCENE I.--_A Forest_.

_Enter_ ARNOLD _and his mother_ BERTHA.

_Bert._ Out, Hunchback!

_Arn._ I was born so, Mother![204]

_Bert._ Out,
Thou incubus! Thou nightmare! Of seven sons,
The sole abortion!

_Arn._ Would that I had been so,
And never seen the light!

_Bert._ I would so, too!
But as thou _hast_--hence, hence--and do thy best!
That back of thine may bear its burthen