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My candle burns at both ends;It will not last the night;But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends—It gives a lovely light!
My candle burns at both ends;It will not last the night;But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends—It gives a lovely light!
Approximate author period: c. 1921 AD · modern
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- Edna St. Vincent Millay
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- Approximate author period: c. 1921 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1892 to 1950; Wikidata Q62134, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62134 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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