Bryant

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    Pure was thy life; its bloody close
    Hath placed thee with the sons of light,
    Among the noble host of those
    Who perished in the cause of Right.
    —William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)

    Thou waitest late and com’st alone,
    When woods are bare and birds are flown,
    —William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)

    Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness—a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster-children into strength and athletic proportion.
    —William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)