by Percy Bysshe Shelley
To the Lord Chancellor
Lines
To William Shelley
Published by Mrs. Shelley (1, 5, 6), "Poetical Works", 1839, 1st edition; in full, "Poetical Works", 1839, 2nd edition…
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