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POEMS OF EMILY BRONTË


XLVIII

In the same place, when nature wore
 The same celestial glow,
I'm sure I've seen these forms before
 But many springs ago;


But only he had locks of light
 And she had raven hair;
While now, his curls are dark as night
 And hers as morning fair.


Besides, I've dreamt of tears whose traces
 Will never more depart;
Of agony that fast effaces
 The verdure of the heart.


I dreamt one sunny day like this,
 In this peerless month of May,
I saw her give th' unanswered kiss
 As his spirit passed away.


Those young eyes that so sweetly shine
 Then looked their last adieu,
And pale death changed that cheek divine
 To his unchanging hue.


And earth was cast above the breast
 That once beat warm and true,
Where her heart found a living rest
 That moved responsively.
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