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byronandshelleyaretwoofthegreatestbritishpoets.bothhadtheloftysentimentofcreation，love，asthethemeoftheirpoeticexpressions.yes，althoughbothwroteprincipallyonlove，lovers，andtheirfortunes，theirdesofexpressiondifferaswidelyasthepoles.

byronwasbornandbroughtupin露xury，wealth，andliberty.hewasanardentandsinceredevoteeofliberty;—yes，hedaredtoclaimlibertyineverything-greatandsmall，socialorpolitical.heknewnothoworwherehewasextreme.

byronspoemsarelikeastimilaliquor，thereonedrinks，thereonefeelsthesweetfascination.theyarefullofcharm，fullofbeauty，fullofsinceritythroughout.

insentimentality，enthusiasmandstraight-forwardnessofdiction，theyhavenoequal.hewasafreeandnobleheartedman.hisendcamewhilehewasengagedinanoblepursuit.hewenttogreece，wherehesidedwiththepatriotswhowerefighfortheirliberty.hiswholelife，careerandproductionareintertwinedinloveandliberty.

shelley，thoughadevoteeoflove，isjudiciousandpensive.hisenthusiasmforloveneverappearsinanystrongout-burstofexpression.heisa\"philosopherlover\".helovesnotonlythebeautyoflove，orloveforlove，but\"loveinphilosophy\"or\"philosophyinlove\".hehaddepth，butnotcontinuance:energywithoutyouthfuldevotion.hispoemsareastheonshine，placidlybeautiful，somnolentlystill，reflectedonthewatersofsilenceandcontemplation.

shelleysoughtnirvaninlove;butbyronsoughtactionforlove，andinlove.shelleywasself-containedandquiteengrossedinhisdevotiontothemuses.hisprematureandviolentdeathwillbelamentedsolongasenglishliteratureexists.

bothshelleyandbyronsworksareworthstudyingbyeveryloveroflearning，forenjoymentofpoeticbeauty，andtoappreciatetheloftyidealsofloveandliberty.

inthesepages，ihavethehonourtooffermyreaderstranslationsofafewpoemsfromtheworksofbyron.

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