"Forced to sit by his side and see his deeds; Forced to behold that visage, hour by hour, In whose gaunt lines the abhorrent gazer reads A triple lust of gold, and blood, and power; A soul whom motives fierce, yet abject, urge—Rome's servile slave, and Judah's tyrant scourge." 'Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell' was a volume of poetry published jointly by the three Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne in 1846 and their first joint work in print. Charlotte is famous as the author of the classic novel "Jane Eyre".