Lord Byron, Don Juan, canto I (1819), st. 42
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But Virgil's songs are pure, except that horrid one Beginning with "Formosum Pastor Corydon."
— Lord Byron on Eclogues
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Eclogues" (Quotations about Virgil's Eclogues)
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About Lord Byron
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.
About Lord Byron
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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