tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post7021677066689076483..comments2024-03-27T21:51:24.656-04:00Comments on Chat with Vera: Dangerous to Know by Megan Whitson Lee [Review & Giveaway]Vera Godleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00511948370346834218noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-4968700592720291292018-07-19T15:13:44.901-04:002018-07-19T15:13:44.901-04:00I remember Don Juan from my college classes. I remember Don Juan from my college classes. Buddy Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810485084361454457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-27786436265459070112018-07-16T01:30:58.070-04:002018-07-16T01:30:58.070-04:00I'm most familiar with Don Juan.I'm most familiar with Don Juan.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13782699316390274185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-70636794682754930412018-07-15T10:01:54.714-04:002018-07-15T10:01:54.714-04:00The poem that really set his career in motion was ...The poem that really set his career in motion was Childe Harold in 1812. After the release of that poem, Byron wrote, "I woke to find myself famous."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581540861300698436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-15177016667733717462018-07-15T10:00:55.331-04:002018-07-15T10:00:55.331-04:00College lit classes either make you love poetry or...College lit classes either make you love poetry or hate it. I think it all depends on the professor. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581540861300698436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-77387794789021786182018-07-15T10:00:10.666-04:002018-07-15T10:00:10.666-04:00Regency is probably my favorite era too, Tracey. Regency is probably my favorite era too, Tracey. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581540861300698436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-39145716699030929822018-07-15T09:59:35.459-04:002018-07-15T09:59:35.459-04:00Don Juan is an interesting poem because Lord Byron...Don Juan is an interesting poem because Lord Byron tried to depict the character as a man who was easily lured in by women, rather than the reverse. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581540861300698436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-42304969366107628582018-07-15T09:54:25.513-04:002018-07-15T09:54:25.513-04:00Yes, it's a beautiful poem. Thanks for posting...Yes, it's a beautiful poem. Thanks for posting it here!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581540861300698436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-48188454587508962652018-07-15T09:53:23.695-04:002018-07-15T09:53:23.695-04:00I was familiar with that poem even before I knew a...I was familiar with that poem even before I knew anything about him. I think "She Walks in Beauty" is accessible to a wide audience.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581540861300698436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-3778516885367742442018-07-15T09:52:32.185-04:002018-07-15T09:52:32.185-04:00Yes, that's a good one!Yes, that's a good one!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581540861300698436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-85980052271647669692018-07-12T03:06:24.884-04:002018-07-12T03:06:24.884-04:00The book that he's famous for writing is Don J...The book that he's famous for writing is Don JuanJen https://www.blogger.com/profile/00837278487801291177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-78252606339297240302018-07-11T15:14:41.579-04:002018-07-11T15:14:41.579-04:00I had to read his Oriental Tales in my college lit...I had to read his Oriental Tales in my college lit class and then write a mid-term report. It was very difficult to say the least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-47754592933334585442018-07-03T18:52:50.421-04:002018-07-03T18:52:50.421-04:00I love the time era of the book! Sounds like it w...I love the time era of the book! Sounds like it will be an awesome read! Thanks for the opportunity. TraceyTaliasbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09562266408285287168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-31245860042639165462018-07-03T05:00:55.889-04:002018-07-03T05:00:55.889-04:00Lord Bryon had quite the reputation with notable p...Lord Bryon had quite the reputation with notable poems such as Don Juan. Vivian Furbay jtandviv(at)q(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-39297941906669454942018-07-02T19:36:59.294-04:002018-07-02T19:36:59.294-04:00O.k. readers - in case you've forgotten your h...O.k. readers - in case you've forgotten your high school English poets....<br />She Walks in Beauty<br />George Gordon Byron, 1788 - 1824<br /> I.<br /><br />She walks in beauty, like the night <br /> Of cloudless climes and starry skies;<br />And all that’s best of dark and bright <br /> Meet in her aspect and her eyes:<br />Thus mellowed to that tender light <br /> Which heaven to gaudy day denies.<br /><br />II.<br /><br />One shade the more, one ray the less, <br /> Had half impaired the nameless grace<br />Which waves in every raven tress, <br /> Or softly lightens o’er her face;<br />Where thoughts serenely sweet express <br /> How pure, how dear their dwelling place.<br /><br />III.<br /><br />And on that cheek, and o’er that brow, <br /> So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,<br />The smiles that win, the tints that glow, <br /> But tell of days in goodness spent,<br />A mind at peace with all below, <br /> A heart whose love is innocent!Vera Godleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00511948370346834218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-61171243240554455212018-07-02T16:33:16.992-04:002018-07-02T16:33:16.992-04:00The most loved poem of mine is She Walks in Beauty...The most loved poem of mine is She Walks in Beauty. <br /><br />faithdcreech at gmail dot comFaith Creechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11059596970738991161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-64240052883455804612018-07-02T15:10:42.039-04:002018-07-02T15:10:42.039-04:00I am most familiar with his poem: She Walks in Bea...I am most familiar with his poem: She Walks in Beauty.<br /><br />Nancy<br />allibrary (at) aol (dot) comNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07537028345051367149noreply@blogger.com