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Canto I. |
| July 2. |
Sail from Falmouth in Lisbon packet. (Stanza xii. Letter 125.) |
| July 6. |
Arrive Lisbon. (Stanzas xvi., xvii. Letter 126.) Visit Cintra. (Stanzas xviii.-xxvi. Letter 128.) Visit Mafra. (Stanza xxix.) |
| July 17. |
Leave Lisbon. (Stanza xxviii. Letter 127.) Ride through Portugal and Spain to Seville. (Stanzas xxviii.-xlii. Letter 127.) Visit Albuera. (Stanza xliii.) |
| July 21. |
Arrive Seville. (Stanzas xlv., xlvi. Letters 127, 128.) |
| July 25. |
Leave Seville. Ride to Cadiz, across the Sierra Morena. (Stanza li.) Cadiz. (Stanzas lxv.-lxxxiv. Letters 127, 128.) |
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Canto II. |
| Aug. 6. |
Arrive Gibraltar. (Letters 127, 128.) |
| Aug. 17. |
Sail from Gibraltar in Malta packet. (Stanzas xvii.-xxviii.) Malta. (Stanzas xxix.-xxxv. Letter 130.) |
| Sept. 19. |
Sail from Malta in brig-of-war Spider. (Letter 131.) |
| Sept. 23. |
Between Cephalonia and Zante. |
| Sept. 26. |
Anchor off Patras. |
| Sept. 27. |
In the channel between Ithaca and the mainland. (Stanzas xxxix.-xlii.) |
| Sept. 28. |
Anchor off Prevesa (7 p.m.). (Stanza xlv.) |
| Oct. 1. |
Leave Prevesa, arrive Salakhora (Salagoura). |
| Oct. 3. |
Leave Salakhora, arrive Arta. |
| Oct. 4. |
Leave Arta, arrive han St. Demetre (H. Dhimittrios). |
| Oct. 5. |
Arrive Janina. (Stanza xlvii. Letter 131.) |
| Oct. 8. |
Ride into the country. First day of Ramazan. |
| Oct. 11. |
Leave Janina, arrive Zitza ("Lines written during a Thunderstorm"). (Stanzas xlviii.-li. Letter 131.) |
| Oct. 13. |
Leave Zitza, arrive Mossiani (Móseri). |
| Oct. 14. |
Leave Mossiani, arrive Delvinaki (Dhelvinaki). (Stanza liv.) |
| Oct. 15. |
Leave Delvinaki, arrive Libokhovo. |
| Oct. 17. |
Leave Libokhovo, arrive Cesarades (Kestourataes). |
| Oct. 18. |
Leave Cesarades, arrive Ereeneed (Irindi). |
| Oct. 19. |
Leave Ereeneed, arrive Tepeleni. (Stanzas lv.-lxi.) |
| Oct. 20. |
Reception by Ali Pacha. (Stanzas lxii.-lxiv.) |
| Oct. 23. |
Leave Tepeleni, arrive Locavo (Lacovon). |
| Oct. 24. |
Leave Locavo, arrive Delvinaki. |
| Oct. 25. |
Leave Delvinaki, arrive Zitza. |
| Oct. 26. |
Leave Zitza, arrive Janina. |
| Oct. 31. |
Byron begins the First Canto of Childe Harold. |
| Nov. 3. |
Leave Janina, arrive han St. Demetre. |
| Nov. 4. |
Leave han St. Demetre, arrive Arta. |
| Nov. 5. |
Leave Arta, arrive Salakhora. |
| Nov. 7. |
Leave Salakhora, arrive Prevesa. |
| Nov. 8. |
Sail from Prevesa, anchor off mainland near Parga. (Stanzas lxvii., lxviii.) |
| Nov. 9. |
Leave Parga, and, returning by land, arrive Volondorako (Valanidórakhon). (Stanza lxix.) |
| Nov. 10. |
Leave Volondorako, arrive Castrosikia (Kastrosykia). |
| Nov. 11. |
Leave Castrosikia, arrive Prevesa. |
| Nov. 13. |
Sail from Prevesa, anchor off Vonitsa. |
| Nov. 14. |
Sail from Vonitsa, arrive Lutraki (Loutráki). (Stanzas lxx., lxxii., Song "Tambourgi, Tambourgi;" stanza written in passing the Ambracian Gulph. Letter 131.) |
| Nov. 15. |
Leave Lutraki, arrive Katúna. |
| Nov. 16. |
Leave Katúna, arrive Makalá (? Machalas). |
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| Nov. 18. |
Leave Makalá, arrive Guriá. |
| Nov. 19. |
Leave Guriá, arrive Ætolikon. |
| Nov. 20. |
Leave Ætolikon, arrive Mesolonghi. |
| Nov. 23. |
Sail from Mesolonghi, arrive Patras. |
| Dec. 4. |
Leave Patras, sleep at Han on shore. |
| Dec. 5. |
Leave Han, arrive Vostitsa (Oegion). |
| Dec. 14. |
Sail from Vostitsa, arrive Larnáki (? Itea). |
| Dec. 15. |
Leave Larnáki (? Itea), arrive Chrysó. |
| Dec. 16. |
Visit Delphi, the Pythian Cave, and stream of Castaly. (Canto I. stanza i.) |
| Dec. 17. |
Leave Chrysó, arrive Arakhova (Rhakova). |
| Dec. 18. |
Leave Arakhova, arrive Livadia (Livadhia). |
| Dec. 21. |
Leave Livadia, arrive Mazee (Mazi). |
| Dec. 22. |
Leave Mazee, arrive Thebes. |
| Dec. 24. |
Leave Thebes, arrive Skurta. |
| Dec. 25. |
Leave Skurta, pass Phyle, arrive Athens. (Stanzas i.-xv., stanza lxxiv.) |
| Dec. 30. |
Byron finishes the First Canto of Childe Harold. |
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| Jan. 13. |
Visit Eleusis. |
| Jan. 16. |
Visit Mendeli (Pentelicus). (Stanza lxxxvii.) |
| Jan. 18. |
Walk round the peninsula of Munychia. |
| Jan. 19. |
Leave Athens, arrive Vari. |
| Jan. 20. |
Leave Vari, arrive Keratéa. |
| Jan. 23. |
Visit temple of Athene at Sunium. (Stanza lxxxvi.) |
| Jan. 24. |
Leave Keratéa, arrive plain of Marathon. |
| Jan. 25. |
Visit plain of Marathon. (Stanzas lxxxix., xc.) |
| Jan. 26. |
Leave Marathon, arrive Athens. |
| Mar. 5. |
Leave Athens, embark on board the Pylades (Letter 136.) |
| Mar. 7. |
Arrive Smyrna. (Letters 132, 133.) |
| Mar. 13. |
Leave Smyrna, sleep at Han, near the river Halesus. |
| Mar. 14. |
Leave Han, arrive Aiasaluk (near Ephesus). |
| Mar. 15. |
Visit site of temple of Artemis at Ephesus. (Letter 132.) |
| Mar. 16. |
Leave Ephesus, return to Smyrna. (Letter 132.)
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