Poetry · Character
Slander
The personification of malicious gossip or defamation.
minor
First appearance: the house of judgment
Slander shows up with force in IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Described as a venomous snake that can no longer mar Byron's fame.
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In IV: Described as a venomous snake that can no longer mar Byron's fame. Later, in Taedium Vitae: Slanderous fools mock the speaker's…
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