Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802–1838) English poet and novelist
22nd April 1826) The Death-Feast (under the pen name Iole
The London Literary Gazette, 1826
“Comfort comes as a guest; lingers to become the host,- and stays to enslave us.”
Quotations from Gurudev’s teachings, Chinmya Mission Chicago
Variant: Comfort comes as a guest; lingers to become the host,- and stays to enslave us.
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