I am ashes where once I was fire. — Lord Byron

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Poem

I am ashes where once I was fire.

Lord Byron

1824

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Topic

Aging Burnout Loss of passion Passion

Statement type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Medium

Poem

Time

1824

Person

Lord Byron

Provenance

Current citation

Lord Byron. "To the Countess of Blessington." Byron: Poems. Everyman's Library, 1994.

Original citation

Lord Byron. "To the Countess of Blessington." Letters and Journals. London: J. Johnson, c. 1830.

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