William Cullen Bryant

William Cullen Bryant (November 3, 1794 – June 12, 1878) was an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post.

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    Thou blossom bright with autumn dew,
    And colored with the heaven’s own blue,
    —William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)

    In sorrow by thy bier we stand,
    Amid the awe that hushes all,
    And speak the anguish of a land
    That shook with horror at thy fall.
    —William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)

    There’s freedom at thy gates and rest
    For Earth’s downtrodden and oppressed,
    —William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)