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.

Read more about William Cullen Bryant:  Youth and Education, Poetry, Editorial Career, Later Years, Critical Response, Legacy, Further Reading

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    Oh mother of a mighty race,
    Yet lovely in thy youthful grace!
    The elder dames, thy haughty peers,
    Admire and hate thy blooming years.
    —William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)

    Death cut the strings that gave me life,
    And handed me to Sorrow,
    The only kind of middle wife
    My folks could beg or borrow.
    —Countee Cullen (1903–1946)

    Summer wanes; the children are grown;
    Fun and frolic no more he knows;
    —William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)