“ What a strange thing is man? and what a stranger Is woman! ”
Lord Byron, Don Juan (1819). copy citation
| Author | Lord Byron |
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| Source | Don Juan |
| Topic | women strangers |
| Date | 1819 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/21700/21700-h/21700-h.htm |
Context
“for they tell That she was handsome, and though fierce look'd lenient, And always used her favourites too well. If once beyond her boudoir's precincts in ye went, Your 'fortune' was in a fair way 'to swell A man' (as Giles says) ; for though she would widow all Nations, she liked man as an individual. What a strange thing is man? and what a stranger Is woman! What a whirlwind is her head, And what a whirlpool full of depth and danger Is all the rest about her! Whether wed Or widow, maid or mother, she can change her Mind like the wind: whatever she has said Or done, is light to what she 'll say or do;— The oldest thing on record, and yet new!”
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