Letitia Elizabeth Landon — English Poet born on August 14, 1802, died on October 15, 1838

Letitia Elizabeth Landon, English poet and novelist, better known by her initials L. E. L... (wikipedia)

An apt quotation is like a lamp which flings its light over the whole sentence.
I think hearts are very much like glasses. If they do not break with the first ring, they usually last a considerable time.
Society is like a large piece of frozen water; and skating well is the great art of social life.
Delicious tears! The heart's own dew.
Everything that looks to the future elevates human nature; for life is never so low or so little as when occupied with the present.