{"id":828,"date":"2006-08-24T12:47:54","date_gmt":"2006-08-24T17:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staronion.com\/tazo\/nfblog\/?p=28"},"modified":"2010-01-22T00:40:17","modified_gmt":"2010-01-22T05:40:17","slug":"the-prisoner-emily-bronte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.staronion.com\/maiev\/nfblog\/?p=828","title":{"rendered":"“The Prisoner” – Emily Bront"},"content":{"rendered":"

The captive raised her face; it was as soft and mild
\nAs sculptured marble saint; or slumbering unweaned child;
\nIt was so soft and mild, it was so sweet and fair,
\nPain could not trace a line, or grief a shadow there!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The captive raised her hand and pressed it to her brow;
\n“I have been struck,” she said, “and I am suffering now;
\nYet these are little worth, your bolts and irons strong:
\nAnd, were they forged in steel, they could not hold me long.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

I happily discovered that the author of one of my favourite novels “Wuthering Heights”, also wrote poetry. This is an excerpt from her poem written in 1845. I love when I am able to associate my own feelings to something written almost two centuries ago. Similar to me, the Bront sisters grew up in an over-protective family and longed to be free. I am not bound by chains or walls, but by traditions and family ties. That is not to say that I do not love my family, I do – but I yearn for certain freedoms, and ‘they cannot hold me long.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The captive raised her face; it was as soft and mild As sculptured marble saint; or slumbering unweaned child; It was so soft and mild, it was so sweet and fair, Pain could not trace a line, or grief a shadow there! 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