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Letitia Elizabeth Landon was an English poet of the Romantic era, celebrated for her romantic verse. Born on August 14, 1802, she was a prominent figure in the literary scene of her time. Her work, often characterized by themes of love, nature, and the passage of time, left a lasting impression on readers and fellow writers. Tragically, her career was cut short when she passed away on October 15, 1838, at the age of 36.

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Famous Letitia Elizabeth Landon Quotes

“My tears are buried in my heart, like cave-locked fountains sleeping.”

Heart Sleep Tears My Heart Buried Locked Caves Fountain Weeping

Author:Letitia Elizabeth Landon

“And this is woman's fate: all her affections are called into life by winning flatteries, and then thrown back upon themselves to perish; and her heart, her trusting heart, filled with weak tenderness, is left to bleed or break!”

Heart Winning Left Break Destiny Fate Weak Filled Affection Thrown Tenderness Flattery Heart Filled

Book:The Miscellaneous Poetical Works

Source: The Miscellaneous Poetical Works

“The heart's hushed secret in the soft dark eye.”

Heart Eye Dark Secret Dark Eyes

Author:Letitia Elizabeth Landon

“My heart is its own grave!”

Heart My Heart Graves

Book:The Complete Works of L.E. Landon

Source: The Complete Works of L.E. Landon

“Oh, no! my heart can never be Again in lightest hopes the same; The love that lingers there for thee Hath more of ashes than of flame.”

Heart My Heart Thee Flames Ashes

Author:Letitia Elizabeth Landon

“How often, in this cold and bitter world, is the warm heart thrown back upon itself! Cold, careless, are we of another's grief; we wrap ourselves in sullen selfishness.”

World Heart Grief Cold Warm Bitter Selfishness Thrown Wraps Careless Sullen Warm Heart

Book:Life and literary remains of L.E.L. [ed.] by L. Blanchard

Source: Life and literary remains of L.E.L. [ed.] by L. Blanchard

“It is a curious fact, but a fact it is, that your witty people are the most hard-hearted in the world. The truth is, fancy destroys feeling. The quick eye to the ridiculous turns every thing to the absurd side; and the neat sentence, the lively allusion, and the odd simile, invest what they touch with something of their own buoyant nature. Humor is of the heart, and has its tears; but wit is of the head, and has only smiles - and the majority of those are bitter.”

Source: The Complete Works of L. E. Landon: Containing Romance and Reality, Francesca Carrara, Traits and Trials of Early Life, Ethel Church, the Book of Beauty, Improvisatrice, the Troubadour, Venetian Bracelet, Golden Violet, Vow of the Peacock, Easter Gift, &c., &c

“The past is perpetual youth to the heart.”

Heart Past Youth Perpetual

Book:The Complete Works of L.E. Landon

Source: The Complete Works of L.E. Landon

“... many a heart is caught in the rebound ... Pride may be soothed by the ready devotion of another; vanity may be excited the more keenly by recent mortification.”

Heart May Ready Pride Caught Excited Devotion Vanity Mortification Rebound

Book:Francesca Carrara

Source: Francesca Carrara

“Delicious tears! The heart's own dew.”

Heart Tears Broken Broken Heart Delicious Dew

Book:The Poetical Works of Letitia Elizabeth Landon

Source: The Poetical Works of Letitia Elizabeth Landon