Bryant

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    Another hand thy sword shall wield,
    Another hand the standard wave,
    Till from the trumpet’s mouth is pealed
    The blast of triumph o’er thy grave.
    —William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)

    Once this soft turf, this rivulet’s sands,
    Were trampled by a hurrying crowd,
    —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)