Lord Byron, Euthanasia (1812)
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Count o’er the joys thine hours have seen, Count o’er thy days from anguish free, And know, whatever thou hast been, 'Tis something better not to be.
— Lord Byron on Philosophical pessimism
What It Means
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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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