Look on the grave where thou must sleep Thy last, and strongest foe; It is endurance not to weep, If that repose seem woe.
EMILY BRONTE
EMILY BRONTE
Emily Bronte on endurance
Emily Bronte100 quotes“Look on the grave where thou must sleep Thy last, and strongest foe; It is endurance not to weep, If that repose seem woe.”
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Emily BronteEmily Bronte The night is darkening round me, The wild winds coldly blow; But a tyrant spell has bound me, And I cannot, cannot go.
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Emily BronteEmily Bronte It is astonishing how sociable I feel myself compared with him.
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