George Gordon Byron

Biography George Gordon Byron, one of the greatest poets of England, was born in London in an old aristocratic but poor family. After the death of his father in 1791, his mother took him to Aberdeen in Scotland, where the boy spent his childhood. At the age of ten he inherited the title of Lord and returned to England. He lived in the family castle close to the famous Sherwood Forest. He studied at Harrow then at Cambridge University. When he was 21, he became a member of the House of Lords. In 1809 he travelled abroad. He returned home in 1811.He fell seriously ill and died in April 1824.

So we'll go no more a-roving So late into the night, Though the heart still be as loving, And the moon still be as bright. For the sword outwears its sheath, And the soul outwears the breast, And the heart must pause to breathe, And love itself have rest. Though the night was made for loving, And the day retyrns too soon, Yet we'll go no more a-roving By the light of the moon. Нам больше не скитаться Так поздно по ночам, Луны не улыбаться Сияющим очам. Мечом истерты ножны, Душой истерта грудь. И вот что сделать нужно Немного отдохнуть. И ночь - пора любовная, А день развеет сны. Но не скитаться больше нам В сиянии луны.