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Essay / Jarvaris Brooks - 763
Want to be more romantic? Try reading some love poems by Lord Byron. George Gordon Lord Byron was a great author of poems about love. Even though Lord Byron knew what love was, he still couldn't satisfy his own love life. Lord Byron was known for his wonderful love poems. Most of his poems were based on events in his life. Lord Byron spoke mainly of passionate and deep love. Lord Byron's full name was George Gordon Noel Byron. On January 22 in London, Lord Byron was born. Lord Byron was the son of Catherine Gordon of Gight and Captain John "Mad Jack". Unfortunately, Lord Byron was born with a right club foot. Her father was absent when she was born and stole her mother's inheritance. John immediately fled France, but was later captured and exiled. (Francis, Berry: Great Writers of the English Language Poets, 809.1) In 1789, that summer, Byron moved with his mother to Aberdeen. Lord Byron was raised by his violent and angry mother. She often made fun of her bludgeoned right foot. Lord Byron was often alone, with no one to encourage him. He developed a love for the Bible through his nurse. Lord Byron became obsessed with the Calvinist doctrines of innate evil and predestined salvation. (http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/lord-byron)At his first school, Lord Byron developed a passion for reading and history. This had an impact on his later writings. Lord Byron attended Harrow College from 1801 to 1805 and excelled in oratory. He also played many sports, but he was best at cricket. Due to his brace, Lord Byron soon left his sporting activities. Lord Byron also attended Trinity College intermittently. The death of Lord Byron's uncle made him the fifth Lord Byron. Lord Byron was heir to New Stead Abby, the family seat in Nottin...... middle of paper ......w.biography.com/people/lord. -byron-21124525#early-life&awesm=~oDwVpUChqk28rX)She Walks in Beauty is a poem about a beautiful woman. From what Lord Byron says, this woman is absolutely beautiful and breathtaking. No one can even compare to her, she is. the perfect woman. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage tells of the experiences of a young man Lord Byron himself and his reflections on his journey to new lands. He has never seen anything like it before and loves every minute of being on new terrain. Works Cited Judith A. Langer, James. Marshall: The Language of Literature http://www.poetry Foundation.org/bio/lord-byron.Berry, Francis: Great Writers of Poets in the English LanguageClarke, O Eric: The Oxford Encyclopedia of British LiteratureMalcom, Kelsall: British Writershttp://www.biography.com/people/lord-byron-21124525#last-heroic-adventure&awesm=~oDwVpUChqk28rX