4 Lord Byron Quotes on Talent

Lord Byron quotes on talent

92. Sighing that Nature formed but one such man, And broke the die, in molding Sheridan.

128. It still saddens me that Lord Byron, who showed such impatience with the fickle public, wasn't aware of how well the Germans can understand him and how highly they esteem him. With us the moral and political tittle-tattle of the day falls away, leaving the man and the talent standing alone in all their brilliance.

130. Lord Byron is great only as a poet; as soon as he reflects, he is a child.

132. In a room at the end of the garden to this house was a magnificent rocking-horse, which a friend had given my little boy; and Lord Byron, with a childish glee becoming a poet, would ride upon it. Ah! why did he ever ride his Pegasus to less advantage?