Alexander PopeOh let me live my own! and die so too! ("To live and die is all I have to do:") Maintain a poet's dignity and ease, And see what friends, and read what books I please.
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This quote by Lord Byron is quite powerful for many reasons. The first is the words he uses to express himself. He calls himself an "idiot" and believes that he has no future in life. But, he is wise enough to know that he has no control over what happens to him in the future, so he should live his own life and die when it's time. At the end of the quote, Byron says "Maintain a poet's dignity and ease", which means that despite his current situation, he should still act like a gentleman and maintain his dignity.
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- If I am right, Thy grace impart Still in the right to stay; If I am wrong, O, teach my heart To find that better way!
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