Rowland Prothero, 1st Baron Ernle, "The New Letters of Byron", The Quarterly Review 237 pages: 430–450 April 1922, quote p. 433
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Had Byron never written a line of poetry, his letters would give him a place in literature.
— Rowland Prothero, 1st Baron Ernle
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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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