I have not loved the World, nor the World me; I have not flattered its rank breath, nor bowed To its idolatries a patient knee, Nor coined my cheek to smiles,-nor cried aloud In worship of an echo.
Lord ByronI suppose we shall soon travel by air-vessels; make air instead of sea voyages; and at length find our way to the moon, in spite of the want of atmosphere.
Lord ByronCervantes smiled Spain's chivalry away; A single laugh demolish'd the right arm Of his own country.
Lord ByronOne certainly has a soul; but how it came to allow itself to be enclosed in a body is more than I can imagine.
Lord Byron