"
I'll lay me down on this marble stone,
And set the world aside,
To see upon her ebon throne
The Moon in glory ride.
Soon after Charlotte returned to Dewsbury Moor, she was distressed by
hearing that her friend "E." was likely to leave the neighbourhood for a
considerable length of time.
"Feb. 20th.
"What shall I do without you? How long are we likely to be separated?
Why are we to be denied each other's society? It is an inscrutable
fatality. I long to be with you, because it seems as if two or three
days, or weeks, spent in your company would beyond measure strengthen
me in the enjoyment of those feelings which I have so lately begun to
cherish. You first pointed out to me that way in which I am so feebly
endeavouring to travel, and now I cannot keep you by my side, I must
proceed sorrowfully alone. Why are we to be divided? Surely, it must
be because we are in danger of loving each other too well--of losing
sight of the _Creator_ in idolatry of the _creature_. At first, I
could not say 'Thy will be done!' I felt rebellious, but I knew it
was wrong to feel so. Being left a moment alone this morning, I
prayed fervently to be enabled to resign myself to _every_ decree of
God's will, though it should be dealt forth by a far severer hand than
the present disappointment; since then I have felt calmer and humbler,
and consequently happier.
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