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Want to be more romantic? Try reading a couple of love poems by Lord Byron. George Gordon Lord Byron was a great poem writer of love. Even though Lord Byron knew what love was, he still could not satisfy his own love life. Lord Byron was known threw the land for his wonderful poems of love. Most of his poems were based on his life events. Lord Byron was mainly about deep passionate love.
Lord Byron full name was George Gordon Noel Byron. 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 clubbed foot. His father was absent at his birth, and stole his mother inheritance. John fled France at once, but later was caught 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 abusive, quick tempered mother. She often mocked his of his clubbed right foot. Lord Byron was often alone with no one to encourage him. He developed a love for the bible from his nurse. Lord Byron became obsessed with Calvinist doctrines of innate evil and predestined salvation. (http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/lord-byron)
In his early school Lord Byron developed a passion for reading and history. It had an impact on his later writings. Lord Byron attended Harrow College 1801-1805, and was excelled(in oratory. He also played many sports, but he was best at cricket. Due to his brace Lord Byron soon quitted his sports activities. Lord Byron also attended Trinity College intermittently.(
The death of Lord Byron uncle made him the Fifth Lord Byron. Lord Byron was heir to New Stead Abby the family seat in Nottin...

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She walks in Beauty is a poem about a beautiful woman. From what Lord Byron is saying this woman is absolutely beautiful and stunning. None can even come close to comparing with her, she is the perfect woman.
Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage is about a young man Lord Byron himself experience and thoughts to his traveling in new lands. He has never seen anything like this before and loving every minute of being on new grounds.

Works Citied
Judith A. Langer, James Marshall: The Language of Literature http://www.poetry foundation.org/bio/lord-byron.
Berry, Francis: Great Writers of the English Language Poets
Clarke, O Eric: The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature
Malcom,Kelsall: British Writers
http://www.biography.com/people/lord-byron-21124525#last-heroic-adventure&awesm=~oDwVpUChqk28rX

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