Quote by: William Cullen Bryant

So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan which moves To that mysterious realm where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,Scourged by his dungeon; but, sustain'd and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave,Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams." Thanatopsis


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Author Bio


  • NameWilliam Cullen Bryant
  • DescriptionAmerican romantic poet and journalist
  • AliasesW. C. Bryant
  • BornNovember 3, 1794
  • DiedJune 12, 1878
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPoet; Journalist; Author; Translator