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Lord Byron, Who Early In His Life Wasted Himself ...
Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Apr 9, 2007 (message contributor)
Lord Byron, who early in his life wasted himself on the pursuit of pleasure, wrote a year before his death:
MY days are in the yellow leaves;
The flowers and the fruits of love are gone;
The worm, the canker, and the grief
Are mine alone.