Death & Dying

Had there been falsehood in my breast

by Emily Brontë 1818–1848

From Complete Poems (1910)

Death & Dying

Had there been falsehood in my breast
No doubt had marr'd my word;
This spirit had not lost its rest,
These tears had never flowed.

I gazed upon the cloudless moon
And loved her all the night,
Till morning came and radiant noon,
And I forgot her light.

No, not forgot eternally
Beneath its mighty glare:
But could the day seem dark to me
Because the night was fair?

MLA

Brontë, Emily. “Had there been falsehood in my breast.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bronte/100/.

Chicago

Brontë, Emily. “Had there been falsehood in my breast.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bronte/100/.

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