And suns grow meek, and the meek suns grow brief, and the year smiles as it draws near its death.
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About William C. Bryant
William C. Bryant was a 18th-century American writer & journalist. William Cullen Bryant was an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post. Born in Massachusetts, he started his career as a lawyer but showed an interest in poetry early in his life. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Death — Contemplations on mortality, loss, and the legacy we leave