Oh! moral of enjoyment! - scattered, crushed : - The pale checks of the few that staid, like ghosts Haunting the footsteps of departing mirth, While the bright pictures over them looked down Almost in mockery. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon)

Oh! moral of enjoyment! - scattered, crushed : - The pale checks of the few that staid, like ghosts Haunting the footsteps of departing mirth, While the bright pictures over them looked down Almost in mockery.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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