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Letitia Elizabeth Landon - It is a cruel proof of the...
It is a cruel proof of the want of generosity in human nature, that an affection too utterly self-sacrificing always meets with an evil return. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon)

It is a cruel proof of the want of generosity in human nature, that an affection too utterly self-sacrificing always meets with an evil return.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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