Author: Anne Bronte

Methought I saw him but I knew him not; He was so changed from what he used to be, There […]

Oh, they have robbed me of the hope My spirit held so dear; They will not let me hear that […]

I have gone backward in the work, The labour has not sped, Drowsy and dark my spirit lies, Heavy and […]

‘Maiden, thou wert thoughtless once Of beauty or of grace, Simple and homely in attire Careless of form and face. […]

YES, thou art gone! and never more Thy sunny smile shall gladden me ; But I may pass the old […]

My soul is awakened, my spirit is soaring And carried aloft on the wings of the breeze; For above and […]

I’ll rest me in this sheltered bower, And look upon the clear blue sky That smiles upon me through the […]

Call me away; there’s nothing here, That wins my soul to stay; Then let me leave this prospect drear, And […]

O weep not, love! each tear that springs In those dear eyes of thine, To me a keener suffering brings […]

She’s gone and twice the summer’s sun Has gilt Regina’s towers, And melted wild Angora’s snows, And warmed Exina’s bowers. […]

‘Tis strange to think, there was a time When mirth was not an empty name, When laughter really cheered the […]

Though not a breath can enter here, I know the wind blows fresh and free; I know the sun is […]

You may rejoice to think yourselves secure; You may be grateful for the gift divine That grace unsought, which made […]

Ellen, you were thoughtless once Of beauty or of grace, Simple and homely in attire, Careless of form and face; […]

Music I love -­ but never strain Could kindle raptures so divine, So grief assuage, so conquer pain, And rouse […]

Believe not those who say The upward path is smooth, Lest thou shouldst stumble in the way And faint before […]

Though bleak these woods and damp the ground With fallen leaves so thickly strewn, And cold the wind that wanders […]

Blessed be Thou for all the joy My soul has felt today! O let its memory stay with me And […]

A prisoner in a dungeon deep Sat musing silently; His head was rested on his hand, His elbow on his […]

O, let me be alone a while, No human form is nigh. And may I sing and muse aloud, No […]