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I die — but first I have possessed,
And come what may, I have been blessed.

— Lord Byron

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I die — but first I have possessed,
And come what may, I have been blessed.
" in the context of "Line 1114." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Lord Byron

About Lord Byron

George Gordon (Noel) Byron, 6th Baron Byron (January 22 1788 – April 19 1824), generally known as Lord Byron, was an English poet and leading figure in Romanticism. He was the father of the mathematician Ada Lovelace.