Death & Dying
In dungeons dark I cannot sing
From Complete Poems (1910)
Death & Dying
In dungeons dark I cannot sing,
In sorrow's thrall 'tis hard to smile;
What bird can soar with broken wing?
What heart can bleed and joy the while?
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MLA
Brontë, Emily. “In dungeons dark I cannot sing.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bronte/130/.
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Brontë, Emily. “In dungeons dark I cannot sing.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bronte/130/.
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