Elizabeth Von ArnimHow they had dreamed together, he and she... how they had planned, and laughed, and loved. They had lived for a while in the very heart of poetry.
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The quote “How they had dreamed together, he and she…” is referring to the couple who had planned their own demise. The two had decided that the best way out of their life was to kill themselves. They had planned to make it look like it was an accident, but they were found. When you consider how happy they used to be until their situation turned for the worst, you can tell how much they once loved each other. Even though they ended up dying, they lived for a while in the very heart of poetry.
Source: The Enchanted April
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