Lord Byron
Lord Byron
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, FRS, commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was an English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narrative poems Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, and the short lyric "She Walks in Beauty"...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth22 January 1788
heart eye light
The light of love, the purity of grace, The mind, the Music breathing from her face, The heart whose softness harmonised the whole — And, oh! that eye was in itself a Soul!
men divine source
Man is in part divine, A troubled stream from a pure source.
morning fame found
I awoke one morning and found myself famous.
pain men water
Till taught by pain, men know not water's worth.
freedom cynical dignity
A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn't know.
marriage wise wisdom
In solitude, where we are least alone.
sin sometimes pleasure
Pleasure's a sin, and sometimes sin's a pleasure.
love life angel
Yes, love indeed is light from heaven; A spark of that immortal fire with angels shared, by Allah given to lift from earth our low desire.
inspirational sympathy death
The dew of compassion is a tear.
jealousy hate ambition
He who surpasses or subdues mankind, must look down on the hate of those below.
kissing hands gentleman
For through the South the custom still commands The gentleman to kiss the lady's hands.
years two broken
When we two parted In silence and tears, Half broken-hearted, To sever for years.
country patriotic countrymen
Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen.
sensual acting actors
I am acquainted with no immaterial sensuality so delightful as good acting.