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Letitia [or Laetitia] Elizabeth Landon
The popular nineteenth-century poet and novelist Letitia Elizabeth Landon, known as L. E. L., was born in Chelsea, England in 1803. Her father was a partner in a company called Adair and Co., which supplied the army

Featured Poem
Astrologer, The
Alas! for our ancient believings,
We have nothing now left to believe;
The oracle, augur, and omen
No longer dismay and deceive.
All hush'd are the oaks of Dodona;
No more on the winds of the north,
As it sways to and fro the huge branches,
The voice of the future comes forth.
No more o'er the flow'r-wreathed victim
Poetry Trivia
Question:
What daily gift did Geoffrey Chaucer receive from the King Edward III of England, starting on St. George's Day 1374?
Answer
A pitcher of wine. Later his financial situation forced him to ask for money instead.
