No coward soul is mine, No trembler in the world's storm-troubled sphere: I see Heaven's glories shine, And Faith shines equal, arming me from Fear.
— Emily Brontë
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No coward soul is mine,
No trembler in the world's storm-troubled sphere:
I see Heaven's glories shine,
And Faith shines equal, arming me from Fear.
O God within my breast,
Almighty, ever-present Deity!
Life — that in me has rest,
As I — undying Life — have power in Thee!
Vain are the thousand creeds
That move men's hearts: unutterably vain;
Worthless as withered weeds,
Or idlest froth amid the boundless main...
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• Source: Wikiquote: "Emily Brontë" (Quotes, No Coward Soul Is Mine (1846):
Despite Charlotte's claim, it is not the last Emily's poem Full text at Wikisource)
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Name: Emily Brontë by Patrick Branwell Brontë restored
Description: Emily Brontë, as painted by her brother Patrick Branwell Brontë (died 1848), from a portrait with her sisters. See source website for additional information.
Date: Unknown dateUnknown date, but author died in 1848
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