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Monday, December 21, 2015
The Summer of a Dormouse
Byron, Journal (December 7, 1813):
When one subtracts from life infancy (which is vegetation), — sleep, eating, and swilling — buttoning and unbuttoning — how much remains of downright existence? The summer of a dormouse.