Lord Byron Quotes on Change

“I am not now That which I have been.”

“A change came o'er the spirit of my dream.”

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“Shrine of the mighty! can it be, That this is all remains of thee?”

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“And one by one in turn, some grand mistake Casts off its bright skin yearly like the snake.”

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“Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom flings.”

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“How chang'd since last her speaking eye Glanc'd gladness round the glitt'ring room, Where high-born men were proud to wait— Where Beauty watched to imitate.”

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Lord Byron on Change