We seek-we find- And find the charm has with the search declined. Affections-pleasures-all in which we trust, - What do they end in?-Nothing, or disgust. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon)

We seek-we find- And find the charm has with the search declined. Affections-pleasures-all in which we trust, - What do they end in?-Nothing, or disgust.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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