“The fair face painted on the dungeon air,
By the strong force of hope, distinct and sweet,
Is a good omen. Love mine, I will rest.
If my last sleep — it will be full of thee.”

— Letitia Elizabeth Landon

The London Literary Gazette (28th March 1835)
Translations, From the German

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English poet and novelist 1802–1838

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