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For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is that I leave nothing that claims a tear.
Lord Byron
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"For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is that I leave nothing that claims a tear."
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For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is that I leave nothing that claims a tear. — Lord Byron

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Lord Byron was a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1788–1824).

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Who said "For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grie…"?
This quote is attributed to Lord Byron, a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Lord Byron lived from 1788 – 1824.
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