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- A selection of poems by Charlotte Brontë. The first seven poems in this selection are from The Poems of Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. The poems reprinted here are the shortest of her works in this book; the others are nearly epic in length.
- The Letter. What is she writing? Watch her now, How fast her fingers move! How eagerly her youthful brow. Is bent in thought above! Her long curls, drooping, shade the light,
- Passion. Some have won a wild delight, By daring wilder sorrow; Could I gain thy love to-night, I’d hazard death to-morrow. Could the battle-struggle earn. One kind glance from thine eye,
- Evening Solace. The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed;— The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, Whose charms were broken if revealed.
Later, back at Haworth, the sisters opened a school, but failed to attract pupils. In this poem, Charlotte Brontë’s teacher-speaker laments the fact that she is getting older and is still stuck in a profession she has no real love for. The room is quiet, thoughts alone People its mute tranquillity; The yoke put on, the long task done, –
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The only poems by Emily Brontë that were published in her lifetime were included in a slim volume by Brontë and her sisters Charlotte and Anne titled Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell (1846), which sold a mere two copies and received only three unsigned reviews in the months following its publication.
Jan 19, 2016 · Unmoved and undiscovered lay. A mute remembrancer of crime, Long lost, concealed, forgot for years, It comes at last to cancel time, And waken unavailing tears. 6. ‘Long neglect has worn away’. And from that we turn to a slightly more famous Brontë poem, about lost love: Long neglect has worn away.
The Bronte sisters' poetry casts a spell of passion and intense emotions, allowing readers to immerse themselves in the complexities of love. From Charlotte's hopeful reflections to Emily's contemplation of love versus friendship, and Anne's portrayal of longing, their poems continue to resonate with audiences today.
The only poems by Emily Brontë that were published in her lifetime were included in a slim volume by Brontë and her sisters Charlotte and Anne titled Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell (1846), which sold a mere two copies and received only three...
1816–1855. One of the most famous Victorian women writers, and a prolific poet, Charlotte Brontë is best known for her novels, including Jane Eyre (1847), her most popular. Like her contemporary Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Brontë experimented with the poetic forms that became the characteristic modes of the Victorian period—the long ...
