"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

22 January 2012

Happy Birthday, Byron.

Sargent, Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler (detail), 1893


Of cloudless climes and starry skies,
And all that's best of dark and bright ...


Lord Byron was born on this date in 1788.

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