When will my soul forget the look
With which one single stem she took
From out the wreath?-a tulip flower;
But, touch'd as by some withering power,
The painted leaves were drooping round
The rich but burning heart they bound. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon)

When will my soul forget the look With which one single stem she took From out the wreath?-a tulip flower; But, touch'd as by some withering power, The painted leaves were drooping round The rich but burning heart they bound.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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