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George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, later George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron, FRS (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was an English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement. Among Byron's best-known works are the lengthy narrative poems Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and the short lyric " She Walks in Beauty ." He is regarded as one of the greatest British poets and remains widely read and influential.


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Quote Left Between two worlds life hovers like a star, twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge. Quote Right
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Quote Left And yet a little tumult, now and then, is an agreeable quickener of sensation; such as a revolution, a battle, or an adventure of any lively description. Quote Right
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Quote Left O Gold! I still prefer thee unto paper, which makes bank credit like a bark of vapor. Quote Right
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Quote Left The fact is that my wife if she had common sense would have more power over me than any other whatsoever, for my heart always alights upon the nearest perch. Quote Right
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Quote Left Now hatred is by far the longest pleasure; Men love in haste, but they detest at leisure. Quote Right
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