❝ history of this quote “Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded; That all the Apostles would have done as they did.” by Lord Byron Lord Byron
❝ history of this quote “Let us have wine and women, mirth and laughter, Sermons and soda-water the day after.” by Lord Byron Lord Byron
❝ history of this quote “Man, being reasonable, must get drunk; The best of life is but intoxication.” by Lord Byron Lord Byron
❝ history of this quote “There’s nought, no doubt, so much the spirit calms As rum and true religion.” by Lord Byron Lord Byron
❝ history of this quote “Years steal Fire from the mind as vigour from the Limb; And life’s enchanted cup but sparkles near the brim.” by Lord Byron Lord Byron
❝ history of this quote “Love and marriage rarely can combine, Although they both are born in the same clime; Marriage from love, like vinegar from wine— A sad, sour, sober beverage—by time Is sharpen’d from its high celestial flavour, Down to a very homely household savour.” by Lord Byron Lord Byron
❝ history of this quote “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.” by Lord Byron Lord Byron
❝ history of this quote “Where rose the mountains, there to him were friends; Where rolled the ocean, thereon was his home; Where a blue sky, and glowing clime, extends, He had the passion and the power to roam.” by Lord Byron Lord Byron
❝ history of this quote “How beautiful is all this visible world! How glorious in its action and itself! But we, who name ourselves its sovereigns, we, Half dust, half deity, alike unfit To sink or soar, with our mix’d essence make A conflict of its elements, and breathe The breath of degradation and of pride.” by Lord Byron Lord Byron