I'll thank thee when approaching death
Would quench life's feeble ember...

Patrick Branwell Brontë (26 June 1817 – 24 September 1848) was an English painter and poet, the only son of the Brontë family and the brother of the writers Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë.

Quotes

Thorp Green

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  • I sit, this evening, far away,
    From all I used to know,
    And nought reminds my soul to-day
    Of happy long ago.
  • I'll thank thee when approaching death
    Would quench life's feeble ember,
    For thou wouldst even renew my breath
    With thy sweet word 'Remember'!
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