Don Juan by George Gordon Byron Byron

Author:George Gordon Byron Byron [Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Don Juan (Legendary character) -- Poetry
Publisher: MOST Publishing

This being the case, may show us what Fame is:

For out of these three 'preux Chevaliers,' how

Many of common readers give a guess

That such existed? (and they may live now

For aught we know.) Renown 's all hit or miss;

There 's fortune even in fame, we must allow.

'T is true the Memoirs of the Prince de Ligne

Have half withdrawn from him oblivion's screen.

But here are men who fought in gallant actions

As gallantly as ever heroes fought,

But buried in the heap of such transactions

Their names are rarely found, nor often sought.

Thus even good fame may suffer sad contractions,

And is extinguish'd sooner than she ought:

Of all our modern battles, I will bet

You can't repeat nine names from each Gazette.

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