Robert Bridges, ed. (1844–1930). The Spirit of Man: An Anthology. 1916. | | | | Poem No. 135 |
Emily Bronte (1818–1848) |
| | | OFTEN 1 rebuked, yet always back returning | |
| To those first feelings that were born with me, | |
| And leaving busy chase of wealth and learning | |
| For idle dreams of things which cannot be … | |
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| I’ll walk where my own nature would be leading— | 5 |
| It vexes me to choose another guide— | |
| Where the grey flocks in ferny glens are feeding, | |
| Where the wild wind blows on the mountain-side … | |
| | | Note 1. Emily Bronte. This poem is No. 135 in ‘Brontë poems’. Smith Elder. 1915. I quote 1st and 4th stanzas of five. [back] | | |
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