Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and … - Emily Brontë

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Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
I shall smile when wreaths of snow
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when night’s decay
Ushers in a drearier day.

Emily Brontë

Bronte: Poems · April 9, 1996 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Emily Jane Brontë (30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English novelist and poet who was the sister of Charlotte and Anne Brontë, known as the Brontë sisters. Her only novel, Wuthering Heights, was first published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell.

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Pen Names: Ellis Bell

Alternative Names: Emily Jane Bronte • Emily Jane Brontë • Emily Bronte • Emily (Jane) Brontë

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