. Beautiful gems from American writers and the lives and portraits of our favorite authors . SIX GREAT AMERICAN POETS 7^uujjUUiyiiJUiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiniui|iiuiiiuiiiiiiii)iiiiMiuniiiiiinnMii ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Mifiiltiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirt mill Minimi iniii iiiiii ifrilMilMliiWk ^v-^^r^ WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT. THE POET OF T is said that genius always manifests itself before its possessorreaches manhood. Perhaps in no case is this more true than inthat of the poet, and William Cullen Bryant was no exception tothe general rule. The poetical fancy was early displayed in began to wri
. Beautiful gems from American writers and the lives and portraits of our favorite authors . SIX GREAT AMERICAN POETS 7^uujjUUiyiiJUiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiniui|iiuiiiuiiiiiiii)iiiiMiuniiiiiinnMii ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Mifiiltiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirt mill Minimi iniii iiiiii ifrilMilMliiWk ^v-^^r^ WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT. THE POET OF T is said that genius always manifests itself before its possessorreaches manhood. Perhaps in no case is this more true than inthat of the poet, and William Cullen Bryant was no exception tothe general rule. The poetical fancy was early displayed in began to write verses at nine, and at ten composed a littlepoem to be spoken at a public school, which was published in anewspaper. At fourteen a collection of his poems was published in 12 mo. formby E. G. House of Boston. Strange to say the longest one of these, entitledThe Embargo was political in its character setting forth his reflections on theAnti-Jeffersonian Federalism prevalent in New England at that time. But itis said that never after that effort did the poet employ his muse upon the politicsof the day, though the general topics of liberty and independence have given occa-sion to some of his finest efforts. Bryant was a great lover of nature. In theJuvenile Collection above referred to were published an Ode to Connecticu
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