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Quotation by George Gordon Noel Byron
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'Tis the perception of the beautiful,
A fine extension of the faculties,
Platonic, universal, wonderful,
Drawn from the stars, and filtered through the skies,
Without which life would be extremely dull.
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George Gordon Noel Byron
George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824), British poet. Don Juan, cto. 2, st. 212 (1819-1824).
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