Because the road is rough and long, Shall we despise the skylark's song, That cheers the wanderer's way? Or trample down, with reckless feet, The smiling flowerets, bright and sweet Because they soon decay?
Anne Brontë
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Views of Life, Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell (1846); Complete six-line stanza from public-domain poem, published as Acton Bell. Full poem read in University of Pennsylvania edition. The closing argument defends present joy and hope despite disappointment and mortality.
- Views of Life, Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell (1846)
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