I would not paint — a picture — I’d rather be the One It’s bright impossibility To dwell — delicious — on — And wonder how the fingers feel Whose rare — celestial — stir — Evokes so sweet a torment — Such sumptuous — Despair — I would not talk, like Cornets — I’d […]
The Victorian Female Figure in Jane Eyre: The Racially Pure English Lady in Contrast with the Creole Woman*[1] This analysis of Jane Eyre is based on the contrast between the racially and morally pure English lady and the Creole woman embodied by the character of Bertha who illustrates the Victorian female figure of self-indulgence. The […]
Life, believe, is not a dream So dark as sages say; Oft a little morning rain Foretells a pleasant day. Sometimes there are clouds of gloom, But these are transient all; If the shower will make the roses bloom, O why lament its fall? Rapidly, merrily, Life’s sunny hours flit by, Gratefully, cheerily, Enjoy them […]
Ae fond kiss, and then we sever; Ae fareweel, alas, for ever! Deep in heart-wrung tears I’ll pledge thee, Warring sighs and groans I’ll wage thee! Who shall say that Fortune grieves him While the star of hope she leaves him? Me, nae cheerfu’ twinkle lights me, Dark despair around benights me. I’ll ne’er blame […]
As I said before, in the article about my favourite Romanian rock band, there was a certain period in my life – early adolescence, to be more precise – when I listened intensely to rock and metal. Even if that part of my life is lost somewhere in the past, there are bands and songs […]
Or the Beauty of Melancholy Beauty can be found even in the most painful moments. It happened to me when I was going through a troubled moment in my life. I didn’t know who I was anymore and didn’t know where I was heading. I was going through a rough patch and didn’t think I’ll […]