William Cullen Bryant

"Thanatopsis""To a Waterfowl""Summer Wind""A Forest Hymn""The Death of the Flowers""November"

Born November 3, 1794Family was Calvinist in religion and Federalist in politicsEntered Williams College at age sixteen as a sophomoreMarried France's FairchildFather encouraged poetryDied June 12, 1878

William Cullen Bryant

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Editor in Chief of New York Evening PostPublished nine books of poetry