The present-the actual-were they our all- Too heavy our burthen, too hopeless our thrall; But heaven, that spreadeth o'er all its blue cope, Hath given us memory,-hath given us hope! (Letitia Elizabeth Landon)

The present-the actual-were they our all- Too heavy our burthen, too hopeless our thrall; But heaven, that spreadeth o'er all its blue cope, Hath given us memory,-hath given us hope!

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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