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Nothing but love can answer to love no affection, no kindness, no care, can supply its place: it is its own sweet want.
Letitia Elizabeth Landon
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Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Age: 36 †
Born: 1802
Born: August 14
Died: 1838
Died: October 15
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anybody's applause is better than nobody's.
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Eyes that droop like summer flowers.
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