He had been content with daily labour and rough animal enjoyments, 'till Catherine crossed his path. Shame at her scorn, and hope of her approval, were his first prompts to higher pursuits; and, instead of guarding him from one and winning him to the other, his endeavors to raise himself had produced just the contrary result.
Emily BronteAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist
- Nationality: english
- Born: July 30, 1818
- Died: December 19, 1848
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