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I came across this poem whilst studying it in the GCSE cluster- Love and Relationships earlier this week. I fell in love with it partly due to the rhythm and language but also to do with the mystery behind it.  When we two parted In silence and tears, Half broken-hearted To sever for years, Pale grew thy cheek and cold, Colder thy kiss; Truly that hour foretold Sorrow to this. The dew of the morning Sunk chill on my brow-- It felt like the warning Of what I feel now. Thy vows are all broken, And light is thy fame; I hear thy name spoken, And share in its shame. They name thee before me, A knell to mine ear; A shudder comes o’er me-- Why wert thou so dear? They know not I knew thee, Who knew thee too well-- Long, long shall I rue thee, Too deeply to tell. In secret we met-- In silence I grieve, That thy heart could forget, Thy spirit deceive. If I should meet thee After long years, How should I greet thee?-- With...

Percy Bysshe Shelley ·       Percy Bysshe Shelley was born on 4 th August 1792 in Horsham. ·       His mother was Elizabeth Pilford, a Sussex landowner. ·       His father was Sir Timothy Shelley a Whig MP. ·       Percy Shelley was the eldest legitimate son of Sir Timothy. ·       He had four younger sisters and a much younger brother. ·       In 1804, Shelley attended Eton. ·       He was frequently bullied and had his books and clothes torn by the older boys. ·       He was interested in science and decided to blow a tree up with gunpowder. ·       Shelley earnt the nickname: ‘Mad Shelley’. ·       In 1810, Shelley began attending Oxford University. ·       Legend has it that he only attended ...

Lord Byron is most famous for being a romantic poet. He is also well known for having a rather strange menagerie which included a bear when he was at university and also a badger, crocodile and a Newfoundland named 'Boatswain'! Throughout his life, Byron, born George Gordon Byron on 22nd January 1788, had various mistresses, thus causing him to have various illegitimate children. Although there are probably some we do not know because he never acknowledged them as his own, he did have a daughter by the author Mary Shelley's stepsister Claire Claremont. There is a rumour that Byron's half- sister's daughter- Elizabeth Medora Leigh, was also the daughter of the poet. This wouldn't be surprising because he doesn't exactly have a good reputation when it comes to women! In 1858, Byron married one of his mistresses' cousin: Anne Isabella Milbanke (aka Annabella). The marriage did produce one daughter, the famous mathematician and genius Augusta 'Ada...

1) In Tudor England if you were found guilty of "vagrancy" (being a tramp) twice, there would be a hole burned through your ear - a third time and you would be executed! 2) In 1764 Mozart composed his first symphony at the age of eightIn  3) In 931 a farmer killed King Theinhko of Burma for eating his cucumbers without asking. The farmer then had himself crowend King Nyanng-u Sawrahan and became known as the "Cucumber King"  4) On 28th April, 1978 the president of Afghanistan Mohammed Daoud Khan was shot dead in a coup. The new government said he had resigned for health reasons. 5) The  Anglo-Zanzibar War was the shortest war in recorded history lasting for 45 minutes on 27th August 1896. 6) On the other hand, the longest war in history was the Dutch-Scilly War, lasting from 1651-1986; 335 years.      7) Queen Elizabeth I, owned a total of 3000 dresses! 8) Most Roman gladiators ate a vegetarian diet consisting of grains, beans, dried frui...