When age chills the blood, when our pleasures are past— For… - Lord Byron

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When age chills the blood, when our pleasures are past—
For years fleet away with the wings of the dove— The dearest remembrance will still be the last,
Our sweetest memorial the first kiss of love.

Lord Byron

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George Gordon (Noel) Byron, 6th Baron Byron (January 22 1788 – April 19 1824), generally known as Lord Byron, was an English poet and leading figure in Romanticism. He was the father of the mathematician Ada Lovelace.

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Birth Name: George Gordon Byron

Alternative Names: George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron • Noel Byron • George Gordon Byron Lord • George Gordon Byron, 6th Lord Byron

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