A word - a name - Conjures the past before me, till it grows More actual than the present : that - I see But with the common eyes of daily life, Imperfect and impatient; but the past Out of imagination works its truth, And grows distinct with poetry. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon)

A word - a name - Conjures the past before me, till it grows More actual than the present : that - I see But with the common eyes of daily life, Imperfect and impatient; but the past Out of imagination works its truth, And grows distinct with poetry.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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