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Lord Byron, born on January 22, 1788, and died on April 19, 1824, was a prominent English Romantic poet. His poetry is characterized by its strong personality and passion, and has had a profound impact on literature.

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“I should, many a good day, have blown my brains out, but for the recollection that it would have given pleasure to my mother-in-law.”

Should Law Mother Given Pleasure Brain Good Day In-laws Recollection Mother In Law

Book:Byron: Selected Poetry and Prose

Source: Byron: Selected Poetry and Prose

“I am so convinced of the advantages of looking at mankind instead of reading about them, . . . that I think there should be a law amongst us to set our young men abroad for a term among the few allies our wars have left us.”

Thinking Men Should War Law Young Reading Left Term Mankind Advantage Convinced Young Man Allies Travel And Tourism

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)

“You should have a softer pillow than my heart.”

Love Should Heart My Heart Should Have Pillow Heart Love

Author:Lord Byron

“But I hate things all fiction... there should always be some foundation of fact for the most airy fabric - and pure invention is but the talent of a liar.”

Should Writing Facts Hate Fiction Talent Pure I Hate Foundation Invention Liars Fabric Airy

Author:Lord Byron

“Oh! might I kiss those eyes of fire, A million scarce would quench desire; Still would I steep my lips in bliss, And dwell an age on every kiss; Nor then my soul should sated be, Still would I kiss and cling to thee: Nought should my kiss from thine dissever, Still would we kiss and kiss for ever; E'en though the numbers did exceed The yellow harvest's countless seed; To part would be a vain endeavour: Could I desist? -ah! never-never.”

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)

“We have fools in all sects, and impostors in most; why should I believe mysteries no one can understand, because written by men who chose to mistake madness for inspiration and style themselves Evangelicals?”

Men Should Believe Inspiration I Believe Mistake Written Mystery Atheism Style Fool Madness Positive Atheism Should I Sects

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)

“'Tis solitude should teach us how to die; It hath no flatterers; vanity can give, No hollow aid; alone - man with God must strive.”

Men Giving Should Dies Teach Solitude Strive Aids Vanity Hollow Flatterer Alone Man

Book:CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE

Source: CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE

“What want these outlaws conquerors should have but history's purchased page to call them great?”

Want Should Pages Should Have Tyranny Tyrants Conqueror Outlaw

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)

“Poetry should only occupy the idle.”

Should Art Poetry Idle

Author:Lord Byron

“Grief should be the instructor of the wise; Sorrow is Knowledge.”

Should Grief Wise Sorrow Instructors

Book:Manfred

Source: Manfred

“And angling too, that solitary vice, What Izaak Walton sings or says: The quaint, old, cruel coxcomb, in his gullet Should have a hook, and a small trout to pull it.”

Should Should Have Vices Fishing Solitary Hook Trout Angling Quaint

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)

“I am the very slave of circumstance And impulse borne away with every breath! Misplaced upon the throne misplaced in life. I know not what I could have been, but feel I am not what I should be let it end.”

Knows Feels Should Has Beens Ends Circumstances Breaths Slave Impulse Thrones Could Have Been Misplaced

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)

“'Twas strange that one so young should thus concern His brain about the action of the sky; If you think 'twas philosophy that this did, I can't help thinking puberty assisted.”

Ifs Thinking Should I Can Philosophy Helping Action Young Brain Sky Atheism Strange Concern Puberty

Author:Lord Byron

“The thorns which I have reap'd are of the tree I planted; they have torn me, and I bleed. I should have known what fruit would spring from such a seed.”

Should Responsibility Known Tree Spring Should Have Fruit Seeds Torn Reap Thorns Should Have Known

Book:CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE

Source: CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE

“In secret we met - In silence I grieve, That thy heart could forget, Thy spirit deceive. If I should meet thee After long years, How should I greet thee? - With silence and tears”

Ifs Should Years Heart Long Spirit Forget Secret Silence Tears Mets Thee Grieving Deceiving Should I

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)

“A woman should never be seen eating or drinking, unless it be lobster salad and Champagne, the only true feminine and becoming viands.”

Should Literature Food Becoming Eating Drinking Feminine Salad Champagne Lobster Food And Drink Eating Food Food And Eating Eating And Drinking Drinking Champagne Champagne Drinking

Book:The Sayings of Lord Byron

Source: The Sayings of Lord Byron

“If I could always read, I should never feel the want of company.”

Ifs Want Feels Should Company If I Could Companionship

Author:Lord Byron

“I know that two and two make four - and should be glad to prove it too if I could - though I must say if by any sort of process I could convert 2 and 2 into five it would give me much greater pleasure.”

“Why I came here, I know not; where I shall go it is useless to inquire - in the midst of myriads of the living and the dead worlds, stars, systems, infinity, why should I be anxious about an atom?”

Knows World Should Literature Stars Useless Midst Infinity Anxious Atoms Should I

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“I should be very willing to redress men wrongs, and rather check than punish crimes, had not Cervantes, in that all too true tale of Quixote, shown how all such efforts fail.”

Men Should Literature Effort Failing Crime Willing Punishment Checks Tales Redress

Book:DON JUAN

Source: DON JUAN

“To be perfectly original one should think much and read little, and this is impossible, for one must have read before one has learnt to think.”

Thinking Should Littles Impossible Originals

Author:Lord Byron

“What should I have known or written had I been a quiet, mercantile politician or a lord in waiting? A man must travel, and turmoil, or there is no existence.”

Men Should Waiting Existence Known Lord Written Politician Quiet Travel Should I Introvert Funny Travel Turmoil

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“If from society we learn to live, solitude should teach us how to die.”

Ifs Should Dies Teach Loneliness Solitude

Book:CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE

Source: CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE

“I should like to know who has been carried off, except poor dear me - I have been more ravished myself than anybody since the Trojan war.”

Knows Should Has Beens War Poor Dear Seduction Trojans Trojan War Dear Me

Author:Lord Byron

“I love the language, it sounds as if it should be writ on satin with syllables which breathe of the sweet South”

Ifs Should Language Sound Sweet South Breathe Syllables Satin

Book:Byron: Selected Poetry and Prose

Source: Byron: Selected Poetry and Prose

About the Author

Born: January 22, 1788
Died: April 19, 1824
Known for: Baron Byron
Quotes: 631

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