A blossom full of promise is life's joy, That never comes to fruit; hope, for a time, Suns the young floweret in its gladsome light, And it looks flourishing-a little while, Tis past, we know not whither, but 'tis gone. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon)

A blossom full of promise is life's joy, That never comes to fruit; hope, for a time, Suns the young floweret in its gladsome light, And it looks flourishing-a little while, Tis past, we know not whither, but 'tis gone.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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