Yes; for, while memory languidly is fetching
Her treasures from the depths which they have lain among,
A fragile hand - how thin - how weak - is sadly sketching
Figures and fancies that cell's white walls along.
On the lip there is a murmur -
It is the swan's last song. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon)

Yes; for, while memory languidly is fetching Her treasures from the depths which they have lain among, A fragile hand - how thin - how weak - is sadly sketching Figures and fancies that cell's white walls along. On the lip there is a murmur - It is the swan's last song.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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