In the midst of his trials, Edgar Allan Poe, the famous American poet,
wrote to his wife:
MY DEAR HEART, MY DEAR VIRGINIA: Our mother will explain to
you why I stayed away from you this night. On my last great
disappointment I should have lost my courage but for you, my
little darling wife. I shall be with you to-morrow, and be
assured until I see you I will keep in loving remembrance
your last words and your fervent prayer. May God grant you a
peaceful summer with your devoted
Edgar.