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Emily Brontë

Emily Jane Brontë was born July 30, 1818 at Thornton in Yorkshire, the fifth of six children. Both her parents had literary inclinations. The Reverend Patrick Brontë published two

Love and Friendship

by Emily Brontë (1818–48)

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Love is like the wild rose-briar,

Friendship like the holly tree--

The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms

But which will bloom most constantly?

The wild rose-briar is sweet in spring,

Its summer blossoms scent the air;

Yet wait till winter comes again

And who will call the wild-briar fair?

Then scorn the silly rose-wreath now

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