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Emily Jane Brontë wrote "A Death-Scene" on 2 December 1844. It was published in 1846 in a collection of her and her siblings' poetry. The poem has been taken from the Penguin Classics Collection: == A Death-Scene == 1. ‘O Day! he cannot die When thou so fair art shining! O Sun, in such a glorious sky, So tranquilly declining; 2. ‘He cannot leave thee now, While fresh west winds are blowing, And all around his youthful brow Thy cheerful light is glowing! 3. ‘Edward, awake, awake- The golden evening gleams Warm and bright on Arden’s lake- Arouse thee from thy dreams! 4. ‘Beside thee, on my knee, My dearest friend! I pray That thou, to cross the eternal sea, Wouldst yet one hour delay: 5. ‘I hear its billows roar- I see them foaming high; But no glimpse of a further shore Has blest my straining eye. 6. ‘Believe not what they urge Of Eden isles beyond; Turn back, from that tempestuous surge, To thy own native land. 7. ‘It is not death, but pain That struggles in thy breast- Nay, rally, Edward, rouse again; I cannot let thee rest!’ 8. One long look, that sore reproved me For the woe I could not bear- One mute look of suffering moved me To repent my useless prayer: 9. And, with sudden check, the heaving Of distraction passed away; Not a sign of further grieving Stirred my soul that awful day. 10. Paled, at length, the sweet sun setting; Sunk to peace the twilight breeze: Summer dews fell softly, wetting Glen, and glade, and silent trees. 11. Then his eyes began to weary, Weighed beneath a mortal sleep; And their orbs grew strangely dreary, Clouded, even as they would weep. 12. But they wept not, but they changed not, Never moved, and never closed; Troubled still, and still they ranged not- Wandered not, nor yet reposed! 13. So I knew that he was dying- Stooped, and raised his languid head; Felt no breath, and heard no sighing, So I knew that he was dead. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Death-Scene」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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