Lord Byron Quotes


It is not one man nor a million, but the spirit of liberty that must be preserved. The waves which dash upon the shore are, one by one, broken, but the ocean conquers nevertheless. It overwhelms the Armada, it wears out the rock. In like manner, whatever the struggle of individuals, the great cause will gather strength.


Citations

Byron, George Gordon. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Edited by Rowland E. Prothero, vol. 6, John Murray, 1901, p. 237.

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Lord Byron
Lord Byron
  • Born: January 22, 1788
  • Died: April 19, 1824
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Poet

George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, FRS known simply as Lord Byron, was an English peer, who was a poet and politician. He was one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement and is regarded as one of the greatest English poets. He remains widely read and influential. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narrative poems Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage; many of his shorter lyrics in Hebrew Melodies also became popular.