William C. Bryant
William C. Bryant
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth3 November 1794
CountryUnited States of America
choices
Follow thou thy choice.
flower rocks land
On rolls the stream with a perpetual sigh; The rocks moan wildly as it passes by; Hyssop and wormwood border all the strand, And not a flower adorns the dreary land.
errors earth shapes
Error's monstrous shapes from earth are driven They fade, they fly--but truth survives the flight.
rome voice rivers
Oh, river! darkling river! what a voice Is that thou utterest while all else is still-- The ancient voice that, centuries ago, Sounded between thy hills, while Rome was yet A weedy solitude by Tiber's stream!
fruits increase remorse
Remorse is virtue's root; its fair increase are fruits of innocence and blessedness.