So We’ll Go No More a Roving
So We’ll Go No More a Roving - context Summary
Published in Hebrew Melodies
Written by Lord Byron and published in 1816 in the Hebrew Melodies, the short lyric frames a personal resignation from nocturnal loves and excesses. It registers weariness rather than loss: physical and emotional fatigue force a pause in roaming and romantic pursuit. The poem echoes Byron’s own experiences and public persona, turning a private concession into a concise, elegiac statement about limits, rest, and the pull of habit.
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