Poetical Fragments from Ethel Churchill Volume III/Faith Destroyed

by Letitia Elizabeth Landon

CHAPTER X.

A LATE BREAKFAST.

Why did I love him? I looked up to him
With earnest admiration, and sweet faith.
I could forgive the miserable hours
His falsehood, and his only, taught my heart;
But I cannot forgive that for his sake.
My faith in good is shaken, and my hopes
Are pale and cold, for they have looked on death.
Why should I love him? he no longer is
That which I loved.

Blanchard’s title is:

FAITH DESTROYED