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1816 [lord-byron] Darkness
The Prisoner of Chillon and Other Poems

Written in the sunless summer of 1816: the stars go out, men burn their cities for light and then their homes, the last two enemies die of each other's faces, and the universe is left darkness, without a wind.

#blank-verse #apocalypse #1810s
1816 [lord-byron] Prometheus
The Prisoner of Chillon and Other Poems

The Titan's crime was pity, his punishment silence — and Byron makes that silence the whole lesson: a firm will and a deep sense that can make even death a victory.

#ode #defiance #myth #1810s

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