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That Wind I Used to Hear it Swelling

By Emily Bronte

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That wind I used to hear it swelling     With joy divinely deep     You might have seen my hot tears welling     But rapture made me weep     I used to love on winter nights     To lie and dream alone     Of all the hopes and real delights     My early years had known     And oh above the rest of those     That coming time should [bear]     Like heaven's own glorious stars they rose     Still beaming bright and fair

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Emily Bronte

About Emily Bronte

Emily Brontë (1818–1848) was an English novelist and poet best known for "Wuthering Heights." Her poetry—intense, visionary, and often exploring themes of nature, death, and spiritual longing—was praised by critics after her early death at age 30.

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