. Seven great American poets. fit companion in that land of bliss ? The Futnre 38 ^NlLLIAM CULLEN BKYANT The White-footed Deer aiul other Poems was publishedin 1844. In 1845, Bryant purchased an estate nearRoslyn, Long Island, New York, which he named Cedar-mere. The house was built in 1787. It was situatedon the top of the hills, surrounded by trees, green fieldsand streams, and commanded a fine view of the had the old house repaired and improved, and thegrounds made ideally beautiful. He devoted much ofhis time to tree planting and pruning. The roomswere filled with many beauti
. Seven great American poets. fit companion in that land of bliss ? The Futnre 38 ^NlLLIAM CULLEN BKYANT The White-footed Deer aiul other Poems was publishedin 1844. In 1845, Bryant purchased an estate nearRoslyn, Long Island, New York, which he named Cedar-mere. The house was built in 1787. It was situatedon the top of the hills, surrounded by trees, green fieldsand streams, and commanded a fine view of the had the old house repaired and improved, and thegrounds made ideally beautiful. He devoted much ofhis time to tree planting and pruning. The roomswere filled with many beautiful and curious objects thathe had collected on his various travels. His excellentlibrary of several thousand volumes he kept at Cedar-mere. Here also he wrote his later poems. Wliile in Europe in 1858, jMrs. Bryant became dan-gerously ill. Upon her recovery, her husband wrotethe joyous poem, The Life that Is. After Bryants return from his second trip to Europe,Edgar Allan Poe wrote the following description ofhim: He is now fifty-two years of age. In height he is, perhaps,fire fe
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