A sweet smile and a soft word have usually their desired effect.
Letitia Elizabeth Landon Quotes
1802–1838 England
Letitia Elizabeth Landon (August 14, 1802 – October 15, 1838) was an English poet and novelist, better known by her initials L. E.
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There is something very amusing in the misfortunes of others.
Romance and Reality (1831)
All profound truths startle you in their first announcement.
Francesca Carrara (1834)
The Troubadour (1825)
Silence is Love's own peculiar eloquence of bliss.
Thou know'st how fearless is my trust in thee.
The Golden Violet (1827)
Morning, that breaker of spells and sleep.
Romance and Reality (1831)
The Improvisatrice (1824)
One sweet whisper from her came ;
And he drank to catch her breath, —
Wine and sigh alike are death !
It is so sad —
So very lonely — to be the sole one
In whom there is a sign of change!
The Vow of the Peacock (1835)
How much of the full heart must be
A seal'd book at whose contents we tremble ?
The scar of fire, the dint of steel,
Are easier than Love's wounds to heal.
The Troubadour (1825)
The Vow of the Peacock (1835)
Francesca Carrara (1834)
Thrice hallowed shrine
Of the heart's intercourse, our own fireside!
The Improvisatrice (1824)
Methinks adieu
Is cold, when uttered with aught else but tears.
The Fate of Adelaide (1821)
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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Letitia Elizabeth Landon (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.