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Lord Byron

Lord Byron

Born 22 January 1788 · Died 19 April 1824

From City of Westminster, England, United Kingdom · Nationality: Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Wikipedia

Lord Byron was an English poet known as much for his life of scandals, exile and excess as for his elegant and well-crafted poetry. Known by his peers as dark, seductive and romantic, his legacy, the brooding Byronic hero still influences modern audiences two hundred years on.

Quotes

  • “A light broke in upon my brain, — / It was the carol of a bird; / It ceased, and then it came again, / The sweetest song ear ever heard.”
    The Prisoner of Chillon, st. 10.
  • “If I am fool, it is, at least, a doubting one; and I envy no one the certainty of his self-approved wisdom.”
    Chapter XVII
  • “I awoke one morning and found myself famous.”
    Chapter 14
  • “Who killed John Keats? / “I,” says the Quarterly, / So savage and Tartarly; / “’Twas one of my feats.””
    John Keats c. 1821 .
  • “The light of love, the purity of grace, / The mind, the music breathing from her face, 19 / The heart whose softness harmonized the whole,— / And oh, that eye was in itself a soul!”
    The Bride of Abydos, Part ii

Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Books by Lord Byron in order

Books by Lord Byron in the order they were published, from Selected Poems of Lord Byron (1800) to Lord Byron (2007).

  1. 1Selected Poems of Lord ByronSelected Poems of Lord Byron1800
  2. 2The Poetical Works of Lord ByronThe Poetical Works of Lord Byron1800
  3. 3The Works of Lord ByronThe Works of Lord Byron1800
  4. 4Childe Harold's PilgrimageChilde Harold's Pilgrimage1812
  5. 5The CorsairThe Corsair1814
  6. 6Hebrew MelodiesHebrew Melodies1815
  7. 7ManfredManfred1817
  8. 8Don JuanDon Juan1819
  9. 9CainCain1822
  10. 10The Major WorksThe Major Works2000
  11. 11ParisinaParisina2004
  12. 12The Works Of Lord Byron V2The Works Of Lord Byron V22006
  13. 13Lord ByronLord Byron2007
  14. 14Asimov's Annotated "Don Juan"Asimov's Annotated "Don Juan"
  15. 15ByronByron
  16. 16Byron's PoetryByron's Poetry
  17. 17Letters and Journals of Lord ByronLetters and Journals of Lord Byron
  18. 18Lord Byron's Armenian Exercises and PoetryLord Byron's Armenian Exercises and Poetry
  19. 19Lord Byron's Cain, a MysteryLord Byron's Cain, a Mystery
  20. 20Selected PoemsSelected Poems
  21. 21The Complete Works of Lord Byron, Repr. From the Last LondonThe Complete Works of Lord Byron, Repr. From the Last London Ed., Containing Considerable
  22. 22The Complete Works of Lord Byron: Including His Suppressed PThe Complete Works of Lord Byron: Including His Suppressed Poems, and Others
  23. 23The Life, Letters and Journals of Lord ByronThe Life, Letters and Journals of Lord Byron
  24. 24The Love Poems of Lord ByronThe Love Poems of Lord Byron

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