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Letter "L" » Lord Byron Quotes
«Roll on, thou deep and dark blue Ocean - roll! / Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain; / Man marks the earth with ruin - his control / Stops with the shore.»
Author: Lord Byron
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dark blue, Deep Blue, Deep ocean, fleets, Marks, roll-on, roll, shore, sweep, sweep over, ten thousand
«All who would win joy, must share it; happiness was born a twin.»
«A woman should never be seen eating or drinking, unless it be lobster salad and Champagne, the only true feminine and becoming viands.»
Author: Lord Byron
| About:
Being a Woman
| Keywords:
champagne, feminine, lobster, lobsters, salad, viands
«Man, being reasonable, must get drunk; the best of life is but intoxication.»
«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.»
«Nothing can confound a wise man more than laughter from a dunce.»
«Of all the horrid, hideous notes of woe, Sadder than owl-songs or the midnight blast, Is that portentous phrase, 'I told you so»
«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.»
Author: Lord Byron
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armada, armadas, conquers, dash, dashing, nevertheless, one by one, overwhelms, preserved, The Armada, The Rock, waves
«My turn of mind is so given to taking things in the absurd point of view, that it breaks out in spite of me every now and then.»
Author: Lord Byron
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absurd, breaking point, breaks, every now and then, now and then, out in, point of view, spite, The Turning Point, turning point
«Your letter of excuses has arrived. I receive the letter but do not admit the excuses except in courtesy, as when a man treads on your toes and begs your pardon -- the pardon is granted, but the joint aches, especially if there is a corn upon it.»
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