"BE CALM – LOVE ME – TODAY – YESTERDAY – WHAT TEARFUL LONGINGS FOR YOU – YOU – YOU – MY LIFE – MY ALL – FAREWELL. OH CONTINUE TO LOVE ME – NEVER MISJUDGE THE MOST FAITHFUL HEART OF YOUR BELOVED.

EVER THINE,

EVER MINE,

EVER OURS."

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN’S LOVE LETTER TO HIS BELOVED