“ Young men should travel, if but to amuse Themselves ”
Lord Byron, Don Juan (1819). copy citation
| Author | Lord Byron |
|---|---|
| Source | Don Juan |
| Topic | travel |
| Date | 1819 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/21700/21700-h/21700-h.htm |
Context
“And if we now and then a sigh must heave At quitting even those we quit in strife, No doubt we weep for those the heart endears— That is, till deeper griefs congeal our tears. So Juan wept, as wept the captive Jews By Babel's waters, still remembering Sion: I 'd weep,—but mine is not a weeping Muse, And such light griefs are not a thing to die on; Young men should travel, if but to amuse Themselves; and the next time their servants tie on Behind their carriages their new portmanteau, Perhaps it may be lined with this my canto. And Juan wept, and much he sigh'd and thought, While his salt tears dropp'd into the salt sea, 'Sweets to the sweet'”
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