Lord Byron, Don Juan (1818–1824), Canto XI, stanza 1
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When Bishop Berkeley said 'there was no matter,' And proved it—'twas no matter what he said.
— Lord Byron on George Berkeley
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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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