Levana and Our Ladies of Sorrow, by Thomas De Quincey

<p>De Quincey imagined that three women were sent to him so that he might know the depths of his soul. Real women could not have wielded greater influence. It is fortunate that everyone does not meet these weird women. (Volume 27, Harvard Classics)</p> <p>Thomas De Quincey died Dec. 8, 1859.</p>