Is the poor privilege to turn the key Upon the captive, fre… - Lord Byron

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Is the poor privilege to turn the key
Upon the captive, freedom? He’s as far
From the enjoyment of the earth and air
Who watches o’er the chain, as they who wear.

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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