Great Heaven! what vain beliefs Have stirred the pulse and led the hopes of man! As if that honour could be bought by blood, And that the fierce right hand was better worth Than the fine mind, and high and generous heart! (Letitia Elizabeth Landon)

Great Heaven! what vain beliefs Have stirred the pulse and led the hopes of man! As if that honour could be bought by blood, And that the fierce right hand was better worth Than the fine mind, and high and generous heart!

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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