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'''George Gordon, Lord Byron''', lived from January 22, 1788 ([[London]], England), to April 19, 1824 (Missolonghi, [[Greece]]). He was an [[English]] Romantic poet and satirist.  
 
'''George Gordon, Lord Byron''', lived from January 22, 1788 ([[London]], England), to April 19, 1824 (Missolonghi, [[Greece]]). He was an [[English]] Romantic poet and satirist.  
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One of his most important works was ''Don Juan'', a book-length narrative poem. (In Byron's poem, "Juan" is pronounced in its Anglicized form; the opening stanza rhymes "Juan" with "new one" and "true one.").
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The beauty and brilliance of his writings are at his poetic masterpieces like ''Childe Harold's Pilgrimage'' and ''Don Juan'', as well as the dramatic poems ''Manfred and Cain'', the satire ''English Bards and Scotch Reviewers''; also important are his letters, journals, and conversations.  
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One of his most important works was ''Don Juan'', a book-length narrative poem. (In Byron's poem, "Juan" is pronounced in its Anglicized form; the opening stanza rhymes "Juan" with "new one" and "true one.").
 
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[[File:Byron Statue, Hyde Park, London, 1881.jpg|thumb|Byron Statue, Hyde Park, London, 1881.]]
 
[[File:Byron Statue, Hyde Park, London, 1881.jpg|thumb|Byron Statue, Hyde Park, London, 1881.]]
 
'''Canto 1'''
 
'''Canto 1'''

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