Francois Villon book Le Testament
Mes jours s'en sont allez errant.
Alternative translation: My days are gone a-wandering.
Source: Le Grand Testament (The Great Testament) (1461), Line 217.
“A day
Spent in a round of strenuous idleness.”
— William Wordsworth, book The Prelude
Bk. IV, l. 377.
The Prelude (1799-1805)
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