Who said “You are my lover and I am your mistress and kingdoms and empires and governments have…”?

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Violet Trefusis. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceAuthor: Mitchell A. Leaska, Violet to Vita: The Letters of Violet Trefusis to Vita Sackville-West, 1910-1921, published in (1990), pg.27, Last words of letter March 1919

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“You are my lover and I am your mistress and kingdoms and empires and governments have tottered and succumbed before now to that mighty combination.”
— Violet Trefusis
VerifiedAuthor: Mitchell A. Leaska, Violet to Vita: The Letters of Violet Trefusis to Vita Sackville-West, 1910-1921, published in (1990), pg.27, Last words of letter March 1919 · evidenceLovers

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For academic work, cite the original where you can: Author: Mitchell A. Leaska, Violet to Vita: The Letters of Violet Trefusis to Vita Sackville-West, 1910-1921, published in (1990), pg.27, Last words of letter March 1919.

APA

Trefusis, V. (n.d.). You are my lover and I am your mistress and kingdoms and empires and governments have tottered and succumbed before now to that mighty combination. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27662-you-are-my-lover-and-i-am-your/

MLA

Trefusis, Violet. “You are my lover and I am your mistress and kingdoms and empires and governments have tottered and succumbed before now to that mighty combination.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27662-you-are-my-lover-and-i-am-your/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Trefusis, Violet. “You are my lover and I am your mistress and kingdoms and empires and governments have tottered and succumbed before now to that mighty combination.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27662-you-are-my-lover-and-i-am-your/.

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