And did with sighs their fate deplore,Since I must shelter them no more;And if before my joys were such,In having heard, and seen too much,My grief must be as great and high,When all abandoned I shall be,Doomed to a silent destiny.

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Aphra Behn was a 17th-century British playwright, poet and spy. Aphra Behn was an English playwright, poet, prose writer and translator from the Restoration era. As one of the first English women to earn her living by her writing, she broke cultural barriers and served as a literary role model for later generations of women authors. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Change — Embracing transformation, growth, and new beginnings
  • Poetry — The art of language, rhythm, and emotional expression
  • Sadness — Navigating grief, melancholy, and emotional depth

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