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.
“The day, even when it is at the longest, is quickly spent.”
Letter 36, 4.
Letters, Book IX
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