Stanzas Written on the Road between Florence and Pisa, November 1821

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Oh, talk not to me of a name great in story—
The days of our Youth are the days of our glory;
And the myrtle and ivy of sweet two-and-twenty
Are worth all your laurels, though ever so plenty.

Lord Byron

More information about this quote

Topic

Youth

Author

Lord Byron

Source

Stanzas Written on the Road between Florence and Pisa, November 1821

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Paean

Language

English

Time

1830 1830s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Lord Byron. "Stanzas Written on the Road Between Florence and Pisa." Letters and Journals. London: J. Johnson, c. 1830.

Current Citation

Lord Byron. "Stanzas Written on the Road Between Florence and Pisa." The Collected Poems of Lord Byron. Wordsworth, 1994.