"Be calm 鈥 love me 鈥 today 鈥 yesterday 鈥 what tearful longings for you 鈥 you 鈥 you 鈥 my life 鈥 my all 鈥 farewell. Oh continue to love me 鈥 never misjudge the most faithful heart of your beloved.
ever thine
ever mine
ever ours"
鈥 from a letter to his mysterious "Immortal Beloved" (July 7, 1812)