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Born in November 3, 1794 / Died in June 12, 1878 / United States / English

Poems by William Cullen Bryant

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In Memory of John Lothrop Motley

... And should the day o’ertake us when, at last, ...

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The Hunter's Serenade

... Come, the young violets crowd my door, ...

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From: An Evening Revery

... Well they have done their office, those bright hours, ...

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To a Musquito

...   Shone through the snowy veils like stars through mist ...

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To a Waterfowl

... Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, ...

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The Waning Moon

...   The spheres of heaven shalt cease to shine, ...

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Song of the Stars

... Where the small waves dance, and the young woods lean ...

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The Serenade

...   Their chambers close and green ...

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From The Spanish Of Villegas

... Shines, at their feet, the thirst-inviting brook ...

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Oh Fairest of the Rural Maids

... Thy sports, thy wanderings, when a child, ...

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An Indian at the Burial-Place of his Fathers.

...   Who bore their lifeless chieftain forth-- ...

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Summer Wind

... He is come, Shaking a shower of blossoms from the shrubs, ...

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The Old Man's Funeral

... Lingers like twilight hues, when the bright sun is set ...

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The Lapse of Time

...   Whose doom would tear thee from my heart ...

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"Innocent child and snow-white flower!"

... Stainless with stainless, and sweet with sweet ...