Lord Byron, The Giaour (1813), line 675.
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His breast with wounds unnumber'd riven, His back to earth, his face to heaven.
— Lord Byron on Soldiers
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Soldiers" (B)
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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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