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The Prisoner of Chillon

George Gordon Byron

The Prisoner of Chillon is a 392-line narrative poem by Lord Byron. Written in 1816, it chronicles the imprisonment of a Genevois monk, François Bonivard, from 1532 to 1536.

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“Oh, God! it is a fearful thing
To see the human soul take wing
In any shape, in any mood.”

George Gordon Byron The Prisoner of Chillon

The Prisoner of Chillon, st. 8.

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“A light broke in upon my brain, —
It was the carol of a bird;
It ceased, and then it came again,
The sweetest song ear ever heard.”

George Gordon Byron The Prisoner of Chillon

The Prisoner of Chillon, st. 10.

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