Also known as Lady Stirling-Maxwell, Caroline Norton was a powerhouse English social reformer and author. Her three-stanza ...

Love is like the wild rose-briar, Friendship like the holly-tree ... thy brow He still may leave thy garland green. Note: this poem is included for reference purposes, please refer to your ...

Brontë starts the poem with a simile, comparing love to ‘the wild rose-briar’. She goes on to show how the rose changes through the seasons, implying that love will also fade. Friendship ...