A Soldier's Grave, for thee the best;
Then look around and choose thy Ground,
And take thy Rest." - Meaning and context.">
On This Day I Complete My Thirty-Sixth Year, st. 10.

Seek out — less often sought than found —
A Soldier's Grave, for thee the best;
Then look around and choose thy Ground,
And take thy Rest.

— Lord Byron

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Seek out — less often sought than found —
A Soldier's Grave, for thee the best;
Then look around and choose thy Ground,
And take thy Rest." in the context of "On This Day I Complete My Thirty-Sixth Year, st. 10." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Lord Byron

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.