John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5705 George Gordon Noel Byron
| NUMBER: | 5705 |
| AUTHOR: | George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788–1824) |
| QUOTATION: | Farewell! For in that word, that fatal word,—howe’er We promise, hope, believe,—there breathes despair. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Corsair. Canto i. Stanza 15. |