[After] Burnt to the dust, an ashy heap Was every cottage round;- I listened, but I could not hear One single human sound:. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon)

[After] Burnt to the dust, an ashy heap Was every cottage round;- I listened, but I could not hear One single human sound:.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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