The sweetest and best qualities of our nature may be turned to evil, by the strong force of circumstance and of temptation. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon)

The sweetest and best qualities of our nature may be turned to evil, by the strong force of circumstance and of temptation.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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