Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Letitia Elizabeth Landon, English poet and novelist, better known by her initials L.E.L...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth14 August 1802
jealousy ridiculous tragic
Jealousy ought to be tragic, to save it from being ridiculous.
first-love borders saying-too-much
Our first love-letter ... There is so much to be said, and which no words seems exactly to say - the dread of saying too much is so nicely balanced by the fear of saying too little. Hope borders on presumption, and fear on reproach.
procrastination folly commit
of all the follies that we can commit, the greatest is to hesitate.
truth profound firsts
All profound truths startle you in the first announcement.
names pleasure discontent
he who seeks pleasure with reference to himself, not others, will ever find that pleasure is only another name for discontent.
shopping feminine felicity
Shopping, true feminine felicity!
surprise herring misfortunes
Surprises are like misfortunes or herrings - they rarely come single.
taste tests morality
Good taste is his religion, his morality, his standard, and his test.
new-shoes people wit
to the many, witticisms not only require to be explained, like riddles, but are also like new shoes, which people require to wear many times before they get accustomed to them.
humility destiny situations-in-life
From religion ... they will learn the only true lesson of equality - the conviction that our destinies are not in our own hands; they will see that no situation in life is without its share of suffering; - and this perpetual reference to a higher power ought equally to teach the rich humility, and the poor devotion.
truth-is should allowance
The truth is, we never make for others the allowance we make for ourselves; and we should deny even our own words, could we hear them spoken by another.
summer disappointment expectations
youth, balancing itself upon hope, is forever in extremes: its expectations are continually aroused only to be baffled, and disappointment, like a summer shower, is violent in proportion to its brevity.
imagination solitude doubt
Social life is filled with doubts and vain aspirings; solitude, when the imagination is dethroned, is turned to weariness and ennui.
dream dust sea
The dream on the pillow, That flits with the day, The leaf of the willow A breath wears away; The dust on the blossom, The spray on the sea; Ay,--ask thine own bosom-- Are emblems of thee.