It is not him, not the bold enemy That rushes fiercely on the healthful breast. For such I have no fear. 'Tis this dull jail That makes the hero and the coward one ! (Letitia Elizabeth Landon)

It is not him, not the bold enemy That rushes fiercely on the healthful breast. For such I have no fear. 'Tis this dull jail That makes the hero and the coward one !

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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