237 years ago today, January 22, 1788 (December 15, 1787 in the lunar calendar), the great romantic poet Byron was born. Byron is like Byron, the great British romantic poet in the first half of the 19th century. Because of his outstanding poetry creation, he strongly supported the democratic and national revolutionary movement that swept across Europe after the French Revolution, and to a certain extent criticized the various shortcomings of capitalist society. It is a shining banner of European literary circles. Engels appreciated his pungent satire on the real society. Byron was born on January 22, 1788, in a dilapidated aristocratic family in England. As an adult, he coincided with the rise of democratic national revolutions in European countries. He opposed autocratic oppression and supported the democratic ideas of people's revolution. At the age of 20, he traveled abroad and visited many countries. Returned to China in 1811. The trip opened his eyes and allowed him to see the heroic scene of the Spanish people's resistance to Napoleon's invading army and the miserable life of the Greek people under Turkish slavery. The long poem "Harold's Travels" written during the journey shook the poetry world in Europe. In 1811, a mass movement to destroy machines took place in Britain, and the authorities wanted to execute all those who destroyed machines. Byron delivered a speech in the House of Lords defending workers and published the political satire "Ode to the Composer of the Loom Act." During his stay in Italy, Byron not only participated in the struggle of the Charcoal Burning Party, but also stood at the forefront of the reactionary forces in Europe represented by the Holy Alliance, and wrote the long poem "Bronze Chronicle". After the defeat of the Charcoal Burning Party, he went to Greece to participate in the national liberation struggle there until his death on April 19, 1824. Byron fought for the ideals of democracy, freedom, and national liberation all his life, and worked hard to create. His works have great historical progressive significance and artistic value. His unfinished poetic novel "Don Juan" is a magnificent, grand, open-minded, superb insights, and artistic excellence. It is rare in the history of British and even European literature. Illustration of "The Bride of Abydos" and "Masepa"