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The Ruin
This piece remains in the collection at Newstead Abbey Look on its broken arch, its ruined wall, Its chambers desolate, and portals foul: Yes, this was once Ambition’s airy hall, The dome of Thought, the palace of the soul Childe Harold's Pilgrimage A piece making reference to the ruined state of Newstead when Byron inherited, and also a place for his pet crow to sit. The Romantics love of ruins and ancient places was embodied in much of Byron's poetry and opinions 26x24x13cm LOCATION: |
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