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And yet, my girl, we weep in vain,In vain our fate in sighs deplore;Remembrance only can remain,But that, will make us weep the more.

And yet, my girl, we weep in vain,In vain our fate in sighs deplore;Remembrance only can remain,But that, will make us weep the more.

Approximate author period: c. 1806 AD · industrial

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George Gordon Byron
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Approximate author period: c. 1806 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for Lord Byron: life dates 1788 to 1824. Wikidata Q5679, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5679 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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