In this our social state, where petty cares
And mercenary interests only look
Upon the present's littleness, and shrink
From the bold future, and the stately past,—


A Summer Evening's Tale - The Venetian Bracelet (1829)

Letitia Elizabeth Landon Quotes

In this our social state, where petty cares And mercenary interests only look Upon the present's littleness, and shrink From the bold future, and the ...

In this our social state, where petty cares And mercenary interests only look Upon the present's littleness, and shrink From the bold future, and the ...

In this our social state, where petty cares And mercenary interests only look Upon the present's littleness, and shrink From the bold future, and the ...

In this our social state, where petty cares And mercenary interests only look Upon the present's littleness, and shrink From the bold future, and the ...