St. 2
“
I am the only being whose doom
No tongue would ask no eye would mourn;
I never caused a thought of gloom
A smile of joy since I was born
In secret pleasure — secret tears
This changeful life has slipped away
As friendless after eighteen years
As lone as on my natal day.
— Emily Brontë
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I am the only being whose doom
No tongue would ask no eye would mourn;
I never caused a thought of gloom
A smile of joy since I was born
In secret pleasure — secret tears
This changeful life has slipped away
As friendless after eighteen years
As lone as on my natal day." in the context of "St. 2" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Emily Brontë" (Quotes, I Am the Only Being (1836))
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About Emily Brontë
Emily Jane Brontë (30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English novelist and poet who was the sister of Charlotte and Anne Brontë, known as the Brontë sisters. Her only novel, Wuthering Heights, was first published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell.
About Emily Brontë
Emily Jane Brontë (30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English novelist and poet who was the sister of Charlotte and Anne Brontë, known as the Brontë sisters. Her only novel, Wuthering Heights, was first published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell.
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