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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    Thine eyes shall see the light of distant skies:
    Yet, Cole! thy heart shall bear to Europe’s strand
    A living image of our own bright land,
    Such as upon thy glorious canvas lies;
    —William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)

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

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