“You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone for ever. I offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own than when you almost broke it, eight years and a half ago. Dare not say that man forgets sooner than woman, that his love has an earlier death. I have loved none but you.”
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oh, what darling lines..and I thank you for bringing them to my recollection ~
Context is important, but many times quotes can strike a blow without any background. 🙂
I agree…you have done a masterful job of bringing them to us. Thank you! 🙂