Ah, the sweet present ! - should it not suffice ? Not to humanity, which vainly tries To lift the curtain that may never rise ! (Letitia Elizabeth Landon)

Ah, the sweet present ! - should it not suffice ? Not to humanity, which vainly tries To lift the curtain that may never rise !

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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