The old church tower and garden wall Are black with autumn rain And dreary winds foreboding call The darkness down again.
EMILY BRONTE
EMILY BRONTE
Emily Bronte on autumn
Emily Bronte100 quotes“The old church tower and garden wall Are black with autumn rain And dreary winds foreboding call The darkness down again.”
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