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On The Death Of Anne Brontė

There's little joy in life for me,
 And little terror in the grave;
I've lived the parting hour to see
 Of one I would have died to save.

Calmly to watch the failing breath,
 Wishing each sigh might be the last;
Longing to see the shade of death
 O'er those belovčd features cast.

The cloud, the stillness that must part
 The darling of my life from me;
And then to thank God from my heart,
 To thank Him well and fervently;

Although I knew that we had lost
 The hope and glory of our life;
And now, benighted, tempest-tossed,
 Must bear alone the weary strife.

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  • Yemassee
    March 14, 2008
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    All three Bronte sisters died quite young, as did their brother Bramwell, very tragic.

  • Nam
    March 17, 2005
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    I don't think this was really for her sister but more so for herself on the perception and the emotional out-pour that she had to contend with on the death of her sister.

    A good piece that Anne Brontė has written here.