The Norton Anthology of Poetry Shorter Edition by Unknown

Author:Unknown [Unknown]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Poetry
ISBN: 9780393979213
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 1970-01-01T18:30:00+00:00

1 0 4 8 / E M I L Y B R O N T E

All my life's bliss f r o m thy dear life w a s given,

20 All my life's blis s is in t h e grave w i t h t h e e .

But, w h e n t h e days o f g o l d e n d r e a m s h a d p e r i s h e d , A n d e v e n D e s p a i r w a s p o w e r l e s s t o destroy,

T h e n did I learn h o w e x i s t e n c e c o u l d b e c h e r i s h e d , S t r e n g t h e n e d , a n d f e d w i t h o u t t h e aid o f joy.

25 T h e n did I c h e c k t h e tears of u s e l e s s p a s s i o n —

W e a n e d m y y o u n g s o u l f r o m y e a r n i n g after thine; S t e r n l y d e n i e d its b u r n i n g w i s h t o h a s t e n

D o w n t o that t o m b already m o r e t h a n m i n e .

A n d , e v e n yet, I dare n o t let it l a n g u i s h ,

30 D a r e n o t i n d u l g e in m e m o r y ' s r a p t u r o u s pain; O n c e drinking d e e p o f that divinest a n g u i s h ,

H o w c o u l d I s e e k t h e e m p t y w o r l d again?

1845 1846

The Prisoner. A Fragment2

In t h e d u n g e o n - c r y p t s , idly did I stray,

R e c k l e s s o f t h e lives w a s t i n g t h e r e away;

"Draw t h e p o n d e r o u s bars! o p e n , W a r d e r stern!"

H e d a r e d n o t say m e n a y — t h e h i n g e s harshly turn.

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