Bryant

Famous quotes containing the word bryant:

“So they, who climb to wealth, forget
The friends in darker fortunes tried.
I copied them—but I regret
That I should ape the ways of pride.”
—William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)

“on thy brow
Shall sit a nobler grace than now.
Deep in the brightness of the skies
The thronging years in glory rise.
And, as they fleet,
Drop strength and riches at thy feet.”
—William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)

“Once this soft turf, this rivulet’s sands,
Were trampled by a hurrying crowd,”
—William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)