English Poetry. Emily Jane Brontë. The Night is Darkening Around Me. Эмили Бронте.

Emily Jane Brontë (Эмили Бронте)

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The night is darkening round me,
The wild winds coldly blow ;
But a tyrant spell has bound me,
And I cannot, cannot go.

The giant trees are bending
Their bare boughs weighed with snow ;
The storm is fast descending,
And yet I cannot go.

Clouds beyond clouds above me,
Wastes beyond wastes below ;
But nothing drear can move me :
I will not, cannot go. 

Emily Jane Brontë’s other poems:

1. Honour’s Martyr
2. I See Around Me Tombstones Grey
3. Shall Earth No More Inspire Thee
4. Yes, Holy Be Thy Resting Place
5. The Philosopher

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