William Cullen Bryant

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The groves were God's first temples.

William Cullen Bryant

A Forest Hymn

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Topic

The forest Trees

Author

William Cullen Bryant

Source

A Forest Hymn

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1824 1820s 19th century

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Citation

Bryant, William Cullen. "A Forest Hymn." United States Literary Gazette, 1824, I. 1.

Loveliest of lovely things are they,
On earth, that soonest pass away.
The rose that lives its little hour
Is prized beyond the sculptured flower.

William Cullen Bryant

A Scene on the Banks of the Hudson

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Topic

The ephemeral

Author

William Cullen Bryant

Source

A Scene on the Banks of the Hudson

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1828 1820s 19th century

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Citation

Bryant, William Cullen. "A Scene on the Banks of the Hudson." Poems. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1839, st. 3.

The melancholy days are come, the saddest of the year,
Of wailing winds, and naked woods, and meadows brown and sere.

William Cullen Bryant

The Death of the Flowers

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Topic

Autumn

Author

William Cullen Bryant

Source

The Death of the Flowers

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1832 1830s 19th century

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Citation

Bryant, William Cullen. "The Death of the Flowers." Poems. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1839, st. 1.