“But not like this is Nature's face,
Though even she must bear the trace
Of the great curse that clings to all;
Her leaves, her flowers, must spring to fall :”

— Letitia Elizabeth Landon

The Golden Violet - title poem - introduction
The Golden Violet (1827)

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English poet and novelist 1802–1838

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“But not like this is Nature's face,
Though even she must bear the trace
Of the great curse that clings to all;
Her leaves, her flowers, must spring to fall :”