“Merciful God, thou dost not answer me!
I made my choice on earth, and now my heart
Has no asylum. Ye decide for me,
And such a destiny is best.”

— Letitia Elizabeth Landon

The Last Song of Corinne
Translations, From the French

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English poet and novelist 1802–1838

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