Lord Byron

"They say that Hope is happiness But genuine Love must prize the past; And Mem'ry wakes the thoughts that bless: They rose first -- they set the last. And all that mem'ry loves the most Was once our only hope to be: And all that hope adored and lost Hath melted into memory. Alas! It is delusion all-- The future cheats us from afar: Nor can we be what we recall, Nor dare we think on what we are."

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Source: George Gordon Byron, “Stanzas For Music: They Say That Hope Is Happiness”

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Lord Byron

Lord Byron

Poet, Novelist

Lord Byron was a British poet and leading figure of the Romantic movement, known for his passionate works like 'Don Juan' and 'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage.'

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