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Lord Byron is only great as a poet; as soon as he reflects he is a child.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Children, Reflection, Poet
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Peter Eckermann (2014). “Conversations of Goethe with Johann Peter Eckermann”, p.121, Ravenio Books
Lord Byron is only great as a poet; as soon as he reflects he is a child.