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Lord Byron

Lovers may be - and indeed generally are - enemies, but they never can be friends, because there must always be a spice of jealousy and a something of Self in all their speculations.

Lord Byron

Jealousy

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Lord Byron is saying that lovers often act like enemies because their feelings include jealousy and self-interest, which prevent true friendship. This mix of possessiveness and personal desire makes it impossible for lovers to have a purely friendly relationship.

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