Friendship however is a plant which cannot be forced — true friendship is no gourd spring up in a night and withering in a day.
Charlotte Bronte Quotes
We wove a web in childhood, A web of sunny air; We dug a spring in infancy Of water pure and fair; We sowed in youth a mustard seed, We cut an almond rod; We are now grown up to riper age---Are they withered in the sod?
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| Birth: | 21st April, 1816 |
| Death: | 31st March, 1855 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Novelist, Poet |
About
Charlotte Bronte was born in Thornton, west of Bradford in the West Riding of Yorkshire. She was an English novelist and poet. She first published her works under the pen name Currer Bell. In 1833 she wrote a novella, The Green Dwarf, using the name Wellesley. In 1848 Charlotte began work on the manuscript of her second novel, Shirley. She spent some time working as a teacher and a governess, and would later use these experiences in her work.
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