THE first, the very first; oh! none
Can feel again as they have done;
In love, in war, in pride, in all
The planets of life's coronal,
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Here again, the story of Elenore echoes Letitia's separation from her infant daughter, Ella. Raymond gains fame (in battle) but not adulation (in love) just as Letitia gained fame (in poetry) and a critical press. Yet she is a 'troubadour', who must needs write and provide the money to support her family.
When will the youth feel as he felt, When first at beauty's feet he knelt? marvelous poem. tony