Alas! our young affections run to waste, Or water · Lord Byron

Of its own beauty is the mind diseased.

Alas! our young affections run to waste, Or water but the desert.

Disillusionment and Lost Love Pain and Despair

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Lord Byron

1788-01-22 — 1824-04-19 · Cidade de Westminster

George Gordon Byron, famously known as Lord Byron, was a leading figure of the Romantic movement in English literature. His life and works were marked by passionate idealism, flamboyant rebellion against social conventions, and intense personal experiences. Byron's poetry often explored themes of love, freedom, and the sublime, characterized by its lyrical power, dramatic intensity, and engagement with classical and contemporary concerns. His adventurous life, including his involvement in the Greek War of Independence, contributed significantly to his enduring image as a heroic and Byronic figure.