Death & Dying

She dried her tears and they did smile

by Emily Brontë 1818–1848

From Complete Poems (1910)

Death & Dying

She dried her tears and they did smile
To see her cheek's returning glow;
Nor did discern how all the while
That full heart throbbed to overflow.

With that sweet look and lively tone,
And bright eye shining all the day,
They could not guess at midnight lone
How she would weep the time away,

MLA

Brontë, Emily. “She dried her tears and they did smile.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bronte/150/.

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Brontë, Emily. “She dried her tears and they did smile.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bronte/150/.

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