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Lord Byron on Smile

1788–1824 England

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7 quotes

Smiles form the channels of a future tear.

From thy own smile I snatched the snake.

Manfred (1817)

But owned that smile, if oft observed and near,
Waned in its mirth, and wither'd to a sneer.

Let us have wine and woman, mirth and laughter,
Sermons and soda-water the day after.

And if I laugh at any mortal thing,
'Tis that I may not weep.

Don Juan (1821)

Here's a sigh to those who love me,
And a smile to those who hate:
And, whatever sky's above me,
Here's a heart for every fate.

Cervantes smiled Spain's chivalry away;
A single laugh demolished the right arm
Of his own country;—seldom since that day
Has Spain had heroes.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Lord Byron (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.