It is a gem which hath the power to show If plighted lovers keep their faith or no : If faithful, it is like the leaves of spring; If faithless, like those leaves when withering. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon)

It is a gem which hath the power to show If plighted lovers keep their faith or no : If faithful, it is like the leaves of spring; If faithless, like those leaves when withering.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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