Sydney Smith, letter to Elizabeth Vassal Fox, Lady Holland (June 1810).
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If I could envy any man for successful ill nature I should envy Lord Byron for his skill in satirical nomenclature.
— Sydney Smith
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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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