Byronism
of or relating to Lord Byron.
possessing the characteristics of Byron or his poetry, especially romanticism, melancholy, and melodramatic energy.
Historical Examples
The Great Events by Famous Historians, v. 13 Various
Twelve Types G.K. Chesterton
The Love Affairs of Lord Byron Francis Henry Gribble
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 George Saintsbury
Smoke Turgenev Ivan Sergeevich
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky Modeste Tchaikovsky
Twelve Types G.K. Chesterton
His Masterpiece Emile Zola
Twelve Types G.K. Chesterton
adj.
Perfect she was, but as perfection is
Insipid in this naughty world of ours,
Where our first parents never learn’d to kiss
Till they were exiled from their earlier bowers,
Where all was peace, and innocence, and bliss
(I wonder how they got through the twelve hours),
Don Jose like a lineal son of Eve,
Went plucking various fruit without her leave.
[from “Don Juan”]
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