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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    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.
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    The night whose sable breast relieves the stark,
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    So gentle and so beautiful, should perish with the flowers.
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