What is the end of fame? 'T is but to fill
A certain portion of uncertain paper.
-- Lord Byron (1788-1824)
-- Don Juan, Canto i, Stanza 218
A certain portion of uncertain paper.
-- Lord Byron (1788-1824)
-- Don Juan, Canto i, Stanza 218
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-- Lord Byron (1788-1824)
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-- Lord Byron (1788-1824)
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-- Lord Byron (1788-1824)
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Lord Byron (1788-1824) -- Don Juan, Canto iv, Stanza...
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