A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.
EMILY BRONTE
EMILY BRONTE
Emily Bronte on company
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Cold in the earth and the deeps now piled above thee, Far, far, removed, cold in the dreary grave! Have I forgot, my only Love, to love thee, Severed at last byTime’s all-serving wave?
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.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte Wondered how anyone could ever imagine unquiet slumbers, for the sleepers in that quiet earth.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte 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 BronteEmily Bronte Your presence is a moral poison that would contaminate the most virtuous.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte It is astonishing how sociable I feel myself compared with him.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte It’s no company at all, when people know nothing and say nothing,’ she muttered.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte I see heaven’s glories shine and faith shines equal.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves. But if you be afraid of your touchiness, you must ask pardon, mind, when she comes in.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte I can say with sincerity that I like cats. A cat is an animal which has more human feelings than almost any other.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte Oh, for the time when I shall sleep Without identity.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte I’ve dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte Nay, you’ll be ashamed of me everyday of your life,” he answered; “and the more ashamed, the more you know me; and I cannot bide it.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte A person who has not done one half his day’s work by ten o clock, runs a chance of leaving the other half undone.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte I have lost the faculty of enjoying their destruction, and I am too idle to destroy for nothing.
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