Happiness quite unshared can scarcely be called happiness; it has no taste.
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Letter quoted in Elizabeth Gaskell’s The Life of Charlotte Brontë, volume II; Brontë’s letter discussing books sent by her publishers, remembering absent family voices and her father’s pleasure. Not from Villette; not Gaskell’s own statement. Complete sentence in quoted letter.
- Letter quoted in Elizabeth Gaskell’s The Life of Charlotte Brontë, volume II
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Charlotte BrontëThere's little joy in life for me,
And little terror in the grave;
I 've lived the parting hour to see
Of one I would have died to save.
Calmly to watch the failing breath,
Wishing each sigh might be the last;
Longing to see the shade of death
O'er those belovèd features cast.
The cloud, the stillness that must part
The darling of my life from me;
And then to thank God from my heart,
To thank Him well and fervently;
Although I knew that we had lost
The hope and glory of our life;
And now, benighted, tempest-tossed,
Must bear alone the weary strife.Charlotte BrontëThen since thou art spared such pain
We will not wish thee here again;
He that lives must mourn.
God help us through our misery
And give us rest and joy with thee
When we reach our bourne!Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte BrontëThere's little joy in life for me,
And little terror in the grave;
I 've lived the parting hour to see
Of one I would have died to save.
Calmly to watch the failing breath,
Wishing each sigh might be the last;
Longing to see the shade of death
O'er those belovèd features cast.
The cloud, the stillness that must part
The darling of my life from me;
And then to thank God from my heart,
To thank Him well and fervently;
Although I knew that we had lost
The hope and glory of our life;
And now, benighted, tempest-tossed,
Must bear alone the weary strife.Charlotte BrontëThen since thou art spared such pain
We will not wish thee here again;
He that lives must mourn.
God help us through our misery
And give us rest and joy with thee
When we reach our bourne!Charlotte BrontëMore inspiration
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