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Born in November 3, 1794 / Died in June 12, 1878 / United States / English

Poems by William Cullen Bryant

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The White-Footed Deer

... There shrieks the hovering hawk at noon, ...

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A Forest Hymn

... Dost scare the world with falling thunderbolts, or fill, ...

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To Cole, The Painter, Departing For Europe

... A SONNET. Thine eyes shall see the light of distant skies: ...

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Seventy-Six

...   Grew quick with God's creating breath, ...

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The Hurricane

...   Darker--still darker! the whirlwinds bear ...

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The Gladness of Nature

... There's a smile on the fruit, and a smile on the flower, ...

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The Massacre at Scio

...   Their blood, by Turkish falchions shed, ...

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America

...   There ’s freedom at thy gates and rest ...

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The Yellow Violet

... Yet slight thy form, and low thy seat, ...

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Thanatopsis

...     So live, that when thy summons comes to join  ...

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To the Fringed Gentian

... O'er wandering brooks and springs unseen, ...

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A Scene At The Banks Of The Hudson

... Through which the white clouds come and go, ...

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The West Wind

... On thy soft breath, the new-fledged bird ...

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A Winter Piece

... When shrieked The bleak November winds, and smote the woods, ...

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The Child's Funeral

...   Black crags behind thee pierce the clear blue skies ...