“My days are quickly spent.”

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.

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Mes jours s'en sont allez errant.

Le Grand Testament (The Great Testament) (1461)

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