by Emily Brontë (1818 - 1848)
The starry night shall comfort bring
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The starry night shall comfort bring: Go out upon the breezy moor; Watch for a bird with sable wing And beak and talons dropping gore. It will perch on a heathy swell Against the light of the coming moon; Then, poor wretch, thy misery tell: Thou shalt have the wished-for boon.
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- by Emily Brontë (1818 - 1848), no title, written 1838 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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